{"id":17664,"date":"2024-12-04T08:37:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=17664"},"modified":"2024-12-04T09:40:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T09:40:35","slug":"letby-interviewed-in-prison-over-more-baby-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=17664","title":{"rendered":"Letby interviewed in prison over more baby deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lucy Letby has been interviewed by police in prison under caution as part of ongoing investigations into more baby deaths at two hospitals, Cheshire Constabulary has confirmed.<\/p>\n

The force said it had “recently” spoken to the former neonatal nurse over deaths and non-fatal collapses at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n

Letby was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murder of seven more at the Countess of Chester between 2015 and 2016.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old’s lawyer told the BBC she had voluntarily attended a police interview and was not arrested, adding: “Lucy continues to maintain her innocence.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Barrister Mark McDonald added: “The police have been briefing about further enquiries for over a year.<\/p>\n

“Any allegations need to be taken seriously so we are only surprised by the timing of this new leak from the police.”<\/p>\n

The police statement confirming Letby had been quizzed over more baby deaths followed reporting in the Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The force said more information would be released “at the appropriate time”. <\/p>\n

Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven other infants between June 2015 and June 2016.<\/p>\n

Letby, originally from Hereford, made two attempts to kill one of her victims.<\/p>\n

Following her convictions, Cheshire Constabulary revealed officers were investigating the time she had spent on two placements at Liverpool Women’s Hospital. <\/p>\n

It is part of a wider examination into Letby’s whole career.<\/p>\n

This involves reviewing more than 4,000 admissions into neonatal units where Letby had been present.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In October, BBC Panorama revealed<\/a> that potentially life-threatening incidents had occurred on nearly one third of Letby\u2019s shifts in Liverpool.<\/p>\n

In November 2012, a baby boy collapsed and water was later found in his breathing tube – something which was highly unusual.<\/p>\n

Clinical notes confirmed that the nurse looking after him was Letby.<\/p>\n

The programme also saw evidence that may have shown a baby boy was poisoned with insulin whilst in her care at the Countess of Chester Hospital.<\/p>\n

This case was not part of Letby’s original trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Letby’s crimes and the implications for the NHS are currently being examined at the Thirlwall Inquiry.<\/a><\/p>\n

The lead paediatric consultant at the Countess of Chester, who originally raised the alarm about Letby, testified last month.<\/p>\n

Dr Stephen Breary told the inquiry at Liverpool Town Hall: “On reflection I think it’s likely that Letby didn\u2019t start [to] become a killer in June 2015, or didn\u2019t start harming babies in 2015.”<\/p>\n

In September, a barrister representing the families of 12 babies said Liverpool Women’s Hospital had conducted its own audit into Letby’s time there.<\/p>\n

Richard Baker KC told the inquiry that babies’ breathing tubes were dislodged at an “unusual” rate<\/a> while she was on shift. <\/p>\n

The inquiry heard they became dislodged in about 40% of her shifts, compared to this “occurring generally in less than 1% of shifts”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, there has also been significant debate over the science used in the case against Letby.<\/a><\/p>\n

A number of experts have challenged the medical evidence used to convict her.<\/p>\n

Letby’s new legal team also take a different view of the new evidence.<\/p>\n

They have said they plan to take her case to the Criminal Cases Review Commission next year, to apply for it to be sent back to the Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n

On the recent police interview, Mr McDonald said: “Lucy voluntarily attended an interview; she was not arrested.<\/p>\n

“Lucy continues to maintain her innocence and as she has said throughout she has never and would never harm any child.”<\/p>\n

Letby has previously lost several appeals against her convictions<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Thirwall Inquiry has also heard from the Countess of Chester’s bosses<\/a> in recent days, some of whom are speaking publicly about the case for the first time. <\/p>\n

Former chairman Sir Duncan Nichol told the inquiry<\/a> that his decision to not invite the doctors who suspected her to an important meeting was “a big personal failure”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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