5 h. ago Lucy Letby: Everything we know as manslaughter probe launched at Countess of Chester hospital

Hospital bosses have been blamed for failing to do more while Lucy Letby was murdering babies across the neonatal ward at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester

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6 h. ago Lucy Letby's lawyer says police have made 'huge mistake' by launching manslaughter probe into hospital staff and claims evidence 'points the finger in a different direction'

Lucy Letby, 35, from Hereford, was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, with two attempts on one of her victims, between June 2015 and June 2016.

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7 h. ago Lucy Letby's lawyer says police hospital manslaughter charges statement is 'huge mistake'

‘It is time they take a step back and ask themselves whether have they made a huge mistake’ - Lucy Letby’s lawyer Mark McDonald

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9 h. ago Lucy Letby hospital staff investigated over gross negligence manslaughter

Suspects have been told, say Cheshire police, who are still working on separate corporate manslaughter probe

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9 h. ago Lucy Letby's lawyer claims police have made 'huge mistake' amid manslaughter probe

Mark McDonald, representing Letby, who he claims is the victim of a miscarriage of justice, said expert evidence compiled by her defence team “points the finger” in a “very different direction” from where the police are looking

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10 h. ago Staff at Lucy Letby hospital could face manslaughter charges, say police

Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted across two trials

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19 h. ago Staff at Lucy Letby hospital where killer nurse worked face manslaughter probe

The former nurse, 31, was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven others between 2015 and 2016 while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital

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22 h. ago Manslaughter probe at Lucy Letby hospital: Staff could face prosecution over babies' deaths as police launch gross negligence investigation

Detectives have upgraded their investigation from a corporate manslaughter inquiry against the Countess of Chester Hospital to include those employed during Letby's killing spree.

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22 h. ago Lucy Letby detectives weigh gross negligence manslaughter charges against hospital leaders

Suspects have been told, say Cheshire police, who are still working on separate corporate manslaughter probe

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22 h. ago Staff at hospital where Lucy Letby murdered babies being investigated for gross negligence manslaughter

Cheshire police has not disclosed which staff members were being treated as suspects, their roles, or the number of individuals under investigation

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22 h. ago Staff at Lucy Letby hospital where she killed seven babies in manslaughter probe

Detectives have upgraded their criminal investigation against the Countess of Chester Hospital from a corporate manslaughter inquiry following the Lucy Letby murders

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23 h. ago Staff at hospital where Lucy Letby murdered babies could face prosecution over deaths as police launch gross negligence manslaughter investigation

Detectives have upgraded their investigation from a corporate manslaughter inquiry against the Countess of Chester Hospital to include those employed during Letby's killing spree.

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5 d. ago Revealed: How a bombshell statement that supported Lucy Letby's claim that she was innocent of baby murders 'was kept from her defence'

The evidence from Dr Astha Soni, a paediatrician at the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital where Letby worked, disputed claims by prosecution experts.

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