10 h. ago Prison officer who spoke to Lucy Letby on first night in jail says one thing 'hit' him

A prison officer has spoken out about what Lucy Letby was like behind bars after she was first charged with the evil crimes and says her appearance was a surprise to him

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10 h. ago Guard watching Lucy Letby on first night in prison says 'one thing hit me in seconds'

Lucy Letby, 35, was convicted across two trials of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more, and a prison officer has provided a rare insight into what she was like behind bars

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11 h. ago Prison officer who met Lucy Letby on first night in jail shares 'very strange' encounter

Lucy Letby was convicted across two trials of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more and a former prison officer has now given a rare insight into the killer

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12 h. ago 'I guarded Lucy Letby on first night in prison and one thing hit me within seconds'

A former prison officer whose job it was to watch Lucy Letby during her first night in the cells has given a a rare insight into what the baby killer was like in person

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2 d. ago Nigel Farage becomes latest MP to cast doubt over Lucy Letby murder conviction

The Reform UK leader was responding to a powerful article in the Daily Mail by Sir Jeremy Hunt, who was Health Secretary when the babies died at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

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6 d. ago I don't know if Lucy Letby's innocent or guilty. But I was Health Secretary when many of those babies died

Few criminal cases in modern British history have played on the public conscience quite like that of Lucy Letby. A neonatal nurse convicted of killing babies under her care, writes JEREMY HUNT.

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8 d. ago Moment cops form protective shield in front of holidaymakers dining at a Majorca restaurant as they are barracked by anti

Images captured in Majorca show officers standing guard while stunned diners watched on at the crowd of chanting demonstrators.

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8 d. ago DAILY MAIL COMMENT: The drumbeat of doubts over Lucy Letby's conviction has grown so loud that justice now demands an urgent resolution

When Lucy Letby was sentenced to 15 full-life terms there was at least the consolation that justice had been done. Or had it?

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9 d. ago Key witness in Lucy Letby trial claims campaigner 'turned on' by killer neonatal nurse in uniform

A defender of Lucy Letby was motivated by a sexual attraction to "pretty young blonde females", a key witness who was central to her conviction has suggested.

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9 d. ago The Guardian view on the Letby case: justice cannot be immune from scrutiny or doubt | Editorial

Even in the most harrowing cases, a fair society must allow for review, and the possibility of judicial errorWhen Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies, and attempting to murder seven more, the judge sentenced her to multiple whole-life terms for what he said had been “a cruel, calculated and cynical campaign”. The convictions shook public trust in the NHS and demanded a reckoning with a system and culture that had failed to prevent such horrors. In August 2023, this newspaper urged readers to look beyond individual guilt to the institutional failures that allowed such crimes to go undetected for so long. It remains the case that serious questions must be asked of NHS management and clinical staff in relation to the tragic events at the Countess of Chester hospital.However, justice, like science, should not be afraid to re-examine its conclusions when reasonable doubt or fresh evidence emerge. Since Letby’s conviction, many have questioned the basis of the prose...

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9 d. ago Lucy Letby chief witness says campaigner 'turned on' by killer nurse in uniform

Chief expert witness Dr Dewi Evans has dismissed an attempt by a pro-Letby campaigner to challenge his evidence - by claiming his interest in the case was purely sexual

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9 d. ago Politicians, lawyers and doctors express concern over use of expert witnesses in English courts

Questions raised about potential miscarriages of justice after use of such experts criticised in Lucy Letby and Post Office Horizon casesWho are expert witnesses and how does system work?A lack of regulation over the use of expert witnesses in English courts could be leading to miscarriages of justice, senior politicians, lawyers and doctors have said.The former attorney general Dominic Grieve and the former justice secretary Jack Straw were among those to tell the Guardian that criminal and civil trials were sometimes hanging on evidence by self-appointed “experts” who could lack relevant knowledge. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago New Letby bombshell: Chief prosecution witness' vile rant at campaigner who questioned his evidence as he claimed 'You're TURNED ON by Lucy Letby in her uniform'

The bizarre outburst by Dr Dewi Evans, 75, the prosecution's chief expert witness, comes amid mounting doubts about the reliability of the evidence used to convict Letby (pictured).

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2 w. ago Lucy Letby's 'secret code' in diary and reason experts say she might be innocent

Serial killers Dennis Rader and Melvin Rees both recorded their horrific crimes against humanity in journals while the Zodiac Killer, who was never caught, opted for a series of cryptic notes

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2 w. ago Watch: Moment King's Guard horse chews tourist's arm after she stands too close

Watch: Moment King's Guard horse chews tourist's arm after she stands too close  London Evening Standard

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