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Lucy Letby motive: Why did serial killer nurse murder seven babies?

Prosecutors put forward several possible motives as to why Letby murdered babies

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby’s motivation: a ‘void’ in the harrowing case

“The trial of Lucy Letby will be remembered as one of the longest and most complex cases in English legal history,” said Tom Ball in The Times. Twenty-two charges were brought against her, relating to 17 babies in the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital during 2015 and…

The Week

Lucy Letby case brings back trauma for survivor of Beverley Allitt attacks

Kayley Asher was left with permanent brain injuries by nurse in 1991 and has been upset by news of another nurse’s crimes

The Guardian - UK

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What the papers say – August 26

A variety of stories feature on the front pages across the nation, alongside the mug shot of Donald Trump.

The Independent UK

The Lucy Letby case must lead to changes in hospital management

Letters: From the business model, to lack of resources, to mushrooming management, readers look at what the NHS must learn

The Guardian - UK

Fury as Jackie Baillie draws 'parallels' between Lucy Letby case and Scottish NHS

JACKIE Baillie has been widely condemned after she claimed there were “parallels” between the case of serial killer Lucy Letby and a flagship…

The National (Scotland)

Ministers indicate support for statutory inquiry into Lucy Letby killings

Ministers initially ignored calls by victims’ families for inquiry that would be able to force witnesses to give evidence

The Guardian - UK

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‘A sick joke’: NHS bosses accused of ‘ignoring’ Lucy Letby concerns later handed key whistleblower roles

Revealed: NHS bosses accused of ‘protecting’ killer nurse appointed to investigate warnings from whistleblowers doctors

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby: child murder case highlights need to regulate managers and improve whistleblowing procedures

The recent conviction of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven infants and attempted to murder six others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015-2016, has raised fundamental questions about how something like this could have happened – and why it took so long to stop…

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak vows to hold judge-led inquiry into baby-killing nurse Lucy Letby

Bereaved families want full legal powers for the probe

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby news – latest: Killer nurse to be stripped of NHS pension after baby murders

Warning: distressing content. Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more

The Independent UK

Failures to deal with Lucy Letby complaints ‘more likely than not’ led to deaths

Letby, 33, was sentenced to a whole-life term on Monday for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murders of six more.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby supporters launch defence fund appeal for child killer nurse

Supporters of serial killer Lucy Letby have launched an appeal to fund her defence calling the nurse’s trial the “greatest miscarriage of justice that the UK has ever witnessed”.

Evening Standard

‘More pain for families’ as campaign launched to appeal killer Lucy Letby’s conviction

Campaign organiser criticised medical evidence presented to the jury

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Lucy Letby: victims’ families treated ‘appallingly’, says former hospital boss

Exclusive: Former Countess of Chester CEO says senior figures at hospital failed to disclose key information

Evening Standard

OPINION - I lost my own baby and I know the pain Lucy Letby caused

As the parents of the victims of Lucy Letby delivered their statements in court on Monday I was struck by their ability to articulate the uniquely painful grief of a parent who has outlived their child.

The Guardian - UK

Was Lucy Letby an unlikely serial killer? To most people, yes – but not psychologists

Forensic profiles aren’t infallible, but science can help challenge our preconceived notions of what a murderer looks like, says psychologist Marissa Harrison

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby motive: Why did serial killer nurse murder seven babies?

Prosecutors put forward several possible motives as to why Letby murdered babies

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The Independent UK

Lucy Letby used ‘code’ in diaries that helped detectives crack case

Lucy Letby, one of the most prolific child killers in modern British history, has been jailed for life

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby news – latest: Killer nurse to be stripped of NHS pension after baby murders

Warning: distressing content. Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more

The Independent UK

Watchdog backs Lucy Letby public inquiry and warns of need to root out NHS ‘culture of fear’

‘Culture of fear in NHS trusts is not isolated to this case’, warns health ombudsman Rob Behrens

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby: NHS could face record compensation bill of more than £60m

Parents whose babies have disabilities caused by nurse’s attacks could each receive more than £10m, say experts

The Independent UK

Families should have ‘full confidence’ in Letby inquiry, says Barclay

It comes amid debate over the type of inquiry to be held into nurse Lucy Letby’s crimes.

The Conversation

Lucy Letby: the focus has been on her unspeakable crimes – but we should think about the victims and their families

The understandable response of many to the horrendous crimes of Lucy Letby has been: “Lock her up and throw away the key.” Letby, a former NHS nurse, has been given 14 whole-life sentences for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others while working in a…

The Independent UK

NHS ombudsman calls for Letby inquiry to be put on statutory footing

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens has set out his views in a letter to Health Secretary Steve Barclay.

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