Sir David Davis, a former Conservative cabinet minister, has sparked controversy by calling for a retrial of convicted baby serial killer Lucy Letby. He argues that crucial evidence was overlooked during the original trial.
Sir David compared Letby's case to the overturned conviction of Sally Clark who was cleared of murdering her sons in 2003. Former Conservative cabinet minister Sir David Davis has called for a retrial of convicted baby serial killer nurse Lucy Letby . He told a Commons adjournment debate: 'There was no hard evidence against Letby, nobody saw her do anything untoward.' Sir David said much of the evidence was based on a 'doctor's gut feeling...
based on a coincidence she was on shift for a number of deaths, and this is important, although far from all of them, far from all of them'. He said had believed the 'tabloid narrative' about Letby's conviction until he was contacted by medical professionals and academic experts. He alleged he had also been contacted in confidence by employees of the Countess of Chester Hospital where Letby worked. Sir David told the Commons: 'There is case in justice, in my view, for a retrial. But there is a problem: one of the problems we face is that much of the evidence was available at the time. 'What I have described is an expert analysis of the case notes, which were there at the time, but it was simply not presented to the jury. 'This means the Court of Appeal can dismiss it, basically saying the defence should have presented it at the initial trial. 'It is in essence saying, 'if your defence team weren't good enough to present this evidence, hard luck, you stay banged-up for life'.The former Brexit Secretary claimed the case notes showed that 'sub-optimal care' was involved in the the cases of Baby O and Baby C.The MP also repeated doubts about the validity of evidence provided by expert witness Dr Dewi Evans.Letby, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted at Manchester Crown Court of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, with two attempts on one of her victims, between June 2015 and June 2016 at the Countess of Chester Hospita
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