A panel of neonatologists disputes the murder convictions of nurse Lucy Letby, claiming the deaths of seven infants were caused by natural causes or bad medical care. This follows an online campaign questioning the fairness of Letby's trial, which led to a 15 whole-life order sentence for the murders and attempted murders of babies in her care between 2015 and 2016.
A panel of medics specialising in the care of newborn babies have claimed at a press conference that "no murders" were committed following the death of seven infants which saw nurse Lucy Letby convicted.
At the conclusion of a press conference on Tuesday, February 4, Dr Shoo Lee, who co-wrote a 1989 academic paper on air embolism in babies, a cause of death some of her victims suffered, commented: "In summary then, ladies and gentlemen, we did not find murders. In all cases, death or injury were due to natural causes or just bad medical care.
The former Tory minister and MP for Goole and Pocklington, wants to see a retrial, believing she would be cleared of any criminal activity, reports the Mirror. A spokesperson for the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the body that would be handling the investigation, said: “We are aware that there has been a great deal of speculation and commentary surrounding Lucy Letby’s case, much of it from parties with only a partial view of the evidence. We ask that everyone remembers the families affected by events at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.
“At this stage it is not possible to determine how long it will take to review this application. A significant volume of complicated evidence was presented to the court in Ms Letby’s trials.
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