Overview

• Ex-nurse Lucy Letby remains imprisoned under a whole life order for the murders of seven infants and the attempted murders of seven others.
• Barrister Mark McDonald, who took over her legal team in September 2024, is pursuing a review by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
• McDonald says the submission includes work from 26 experts and more than 1,000 pages of fresh material, which he says the CCRC is assessing.
• He says Letby, who maintains her innocence, feels more hopeful about a possible referral and is no longer the “broken” person he first met.
• Channel 4 will air Lucy Letby: Murder or Mistake tonight, a film that questions expert testimony used at trial, as some bereaved families report distress over renewed advocacy.