Doctor Admits Being Misled by Lucy Letby During Murder Investigation
A public inquiry reveals how a doctor unknowingly aided nurse Lucy Letby while she was suspected of murdering infants at Countess of Chester Hospital.
- Dr. U, a registrar, exchanged over 1,000 Facebook messages with Lucy Letby, providing her with information about the babies she attacked.
- Despite suspicions from senior doctors, Dr. U arranged for Letby to observe at another hospital, unaware of the full extent of her actions.
- Consultant Dr. ZA expressed regret for not suspecting deliberate harm despite abnormal insulin levels in a baby, dismissing the idea as too fantastical.
- The inquiry highlighted that hospital management initially ignored and later tried to suppress doctors' concerns about Letby's potential involvement in the deaths.
- Letby is currently serving life sentences for the murder of seven infants and attempted murder of seven others, with the inquiry set to conclude next year.