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The Latest Breaking News from the Thirlwall Inquiry

Jeremy Hunt says Lucy Letby’s case must be urgently re-examined

Former health secretary says victims’ families ‘deserve the truth’

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby case must be 'urgently re-examined', Jeremy Hunt says

The former health secretary called for the Criminal Cases Review Commission to ‘speed up their normally painfully slow process’

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby public inquiry will not be paused – Lady Justice Thirlwall

The Thirlwall Inquiry has been examining how the former neonatal nurse was able to murder or attack 14 babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Evening Standard

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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

Evening Standard

Police have made ‘huge mistake’ with hospital charges statement – Letby lawyer

Police say staff at the hospital where Letby worked could face manslaughter charges.

The Independent UK

Hospital chief had wrongful conviction concerns after Letby arrest, inquiry told

Dr Susan Gilby was giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry into the events surrounding Lucy Letby’s crimes.

Evening Standard

Will Lucy Letby get a retrial? Here’s what happens next with her case

Lucy Letby was convicted in two trials in 2023 and 2024 of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others in her care at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England between 2015 and 2016.

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Missed chances to probe patient safety during Letby attack spree, inquiry told

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director for NHS England, gave evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry on Friday.

Evening Standard

Rise in baby deaths at hospital ‘not an outlier’, Letby inquiry hears

Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter, emeritus professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge, was speaking at the Thirlwall Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Duty of candour in NHS ‘does not work and needs urgent review’, inquiry told

Former senior ombudsman Sir Rob Behrens was giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Hospital boss denies he could have prevented two triplet boys’ murders by Letby

The Countess of Chester Hospital’s then-medical director Ian Harvey was appearing at the Thirlwall Inquiry into events surrounding the nurse’s crimes.

Evening Standard

Judge denies he was asked to advise Letby hospital because he is a Freemason

Judge Simon Medland KC and the Countess of Chester’s former director of corporate and legal services, Stephen Cross, are members of the organisation.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby likely to have murdered or assaulted children before June 2015 – doctor

Neonatal clinical lead Dr Stephen Brearey was giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry.

Evening Standard

It’s likely that Letby murdered or assaulted children before June 2015 – doctor

Neonatal clinical lead Dr Stephen Brearey was giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry.

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Doctor tells Letby inquiry number of baby deaths in June 2015 was ‘unusual’

Neonatal clinical lead consultant Dr Stephen Brearey is giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry into the events surrounding Lucy Letby’s crimes.

Evening Standard

Inspectors not told of spike in baby deaths at hospital, inquiry told

Lucy Letby’s crimes are being examined by the Thirlwall Inquiry.

Evening Standard

CQC inspectors not told of concerns over deaths at Letby hospital, inquiry hears

During the period of the first inspection, child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby attempted to murder a baby girl.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby inquiry hears specialist doctor ‘felt misled’ by bosses

The Thirlwall inquiry is expected to sit until early 2025

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Evening Standard

Rumours spread that Lucy Letby rejected advances of consultant, inquiry hears

The Thirlwall Inquiry heard that ‘lots of rumours’ were going around after the nurse was removed from the neonatal unit in July 2016.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby offered to give ‘tips’ on how to get away with murder, inquiry told

The nurse swapped messages with a colleague about the TV drama How to Get Away with Murder.

Evening Standard

Hospital manager denies saying she thought Lucy Letby investigation ‘unjust’

Ruth Millward, ex-head of risk and patient safety at the Countess of Chester Hospital, was giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry.

The Independent UK

Letby ‘could have accessed baby death reports after removal from neonatal unit’

The Thirlwall Inquiry heard from a former colleague who felt it was ‘not appropriate’ Letby was moved to the hospital’s patient safety office.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby 'could have accessed baby death reports after removal from neonatal unit'

The Thirlwall Inquiry heard from a former colleague who felt it was ‘not appropriate’ Letby was moved to the hospital’s patient safety office

Evening Standard

Nursing boss apologises to Letby victims’ families for not acting sooner

The Thirlwall Inquiry into events surrounding Lucy Letby’s crimes is expected to sit until early 2025.

The Independent UK

Killer nurse Lucy Letby did nothing to save dying baby she attacked, parent tells inquiry

Lucy Letby ‘was just looking at us crumbling and crying’, says the mother of a baby fatally attacked three times by the killer nurse

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