Lucy Letby's lawyers apply for case to be reviewed by commission


Lawyers representing a convicted child serial killer, Lucy Letby, have applied to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) requesting the investigation of her case as a potential miscarriage of justice. Letby, 35, is serving fifteen whole-life prison sentences after being found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others. All her offenses were committed between June 2015 and 2016, during her time working at the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Her conviction verdict was announced just a month ago.

Shortly before a press conference held by her legal team, the CCRC confirmed receiving a preliminary application to assess Letby’s case. At the conference, which aimed to present new medical evidence, MP Sir David Davis claimed that Letby’s conviction counted among the “major injustices of modern times”. The evidence presented was reportedly compiled by a panel of 14 experts on the care of newborn babies.

The CCRC issued a statement saying that they had begun work to assess the application. While it is not their job to determine guilt or innocence, they will evaluate whether there is new evidence that could overturn a conviction. The body urged all parties to remember the families affected by events at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Throughout Letby’s case, heinous acts were described at trial. According to prosecution, she assaulted and killed vulnerable babies, who were entirely dependent on medical staff for their survival. In March 2018, Letby was interviewed for the first time in relation to the case. However, the police investigation had begun in May 2017 after the deaths of several infants led to a hospital inquiry. Legal challenges to Letby’s conviction will rely on the possibility that the evidence was not sufficient to establish her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt or that some other procedural irregularity took place

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