More than 50 experts stand ready to defend Lucy Letby, her barrister has said, as the police confirm they have questioned her in prison over more deaths and collapses. The Telegraph has the story.
On Tuesday night, Cheshire Constabulary confirmed that it had questioned Letby about more deaths and collapses at the Countess of Chester Hospital and also at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, where she worked as a student.
Mark McDonald, Letby’s barrister, confirmed that she had agreed to be voluntarily interviewed by officers but had not been arrested.
Mr. McDonald, who is planning to take Letby’s case to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, said she maintained her innocence. He said he had met dozens of experts in neonatology, pathology and statistics who were willing to question the evidence against her.
“Lucy maintains her innocence, and she has never, and would never, harm any child,” he said. “It was a voluntary interview to which she voluntarily agreed. She was not arrested, and it was all very vague.
“Right now, we are focusing on showing that her original conviction is unsafe and we have made very substantial progress in doing so, which makes me question the timing of this by the police.
“Last Saturday, I had a meeting with over 50 experts from across the world in neonatology, statistics, anaesthetics and pathology, so any new trial – which I am sceptical there will be – we will have a line of expert witnesses. They are also ready to question the reliability of the evidence that was presented at the first trial.”
Letby, 34, of Hereford, is already serving 14 whole-life terms for the murders of seven infants and the attempted murders of seven others at the Countess of Chester between 2015 and 2016.
Following the verdicts, Cheshire Constabulary said it would be reviewing around 4,000 more babies that she cared for at the Countess of Chester and Liverpool Women’s Hospital, where she completed placements in 2012 and 2015.
The ongoing Thirlwall Inquiry – which is looking into how deaths at the Countess of Chester could have been prevented – has previously heard that dislodgement of breathing tubes happened at a rate 40 times higher than normal during Letby’s shifts at Liverpool Women’s Hospital.
However, neonatologists and statisticians have written to Lady Justice Thirlwall questioning the data and branding it “not credible”.
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