Children’s minister Claire Coutinho said ‘speed is of the essence’ despite growing calls for a statutory investigation.
There have been calls for the inquiry into the crimes of Lucy Letby to be put on a statutory footing led by a judge
Children’s minister Claire Coutinho argued that the independent inquiry launched after Letby’s convictions on Friday will be “much quicker”. Letby, 33, was convicted last week of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more during her shifts on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016.“I think, in this case, everyone wants to make sure that this will never ever happen again and I think speed is of the essence to make sure that expectant parents across the country can feel assured that they know that there are steps in place to make sure that this won’t happen again.
Letby is due to be sentenced on Monday, but has previously indicated she did not want to take any part in the hearing.
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