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Former Senior Coroner’s Officer Labels Lucy Letby Convictions Unsafe as CCRC Reviews Case

The Criminal Cases Review Commission is weighing fresh testimony alongside expert findings to determine the safety of Letby’s convictions.

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Lucy Letby was arrested in 2018 after a long police investigation into suspicious deaths on her ward

Overview

  • Stephanie Davies says her 2017 review overlooked a liver cannula insertion in Baby O that might have prevented a police inquiry if reported to the coroner.
  • Neonatology experts led by Dr Shoo Lee and consultants Dr Neil Aiton and Dr Svilena Dimitrova argue the babies died from natural causes or medical error, not deliberate harm.
  • Letby’s lawyer, Mark McDonald, has asked the Criminal Cases Review Commission to refer her convictions back to the Court of Appeal on grounds of unsafe verdicts.
  • Representatives of the victims’ families and Cheshire Police maintain confidence in the original trial, citing two rejected appeals and the 15 whole-life orders still standing.
  • The CCRC’s review of new evidence and Davies’s testimony could trigger a fresh appeal, leaving Letby’s legal status uncertain until its decision.