Mother of Lucy Letby Victim Shares Painful Testimony at Inquiry
She describes finding her baby bleeding and reflects on the guilt of not requesting a postmortem.
- The mother emotionally recounted discovering her baby, known as Baby E, bleeding with Lucy Letby nearby.
- Letby was found guilty of murdering Baby E by injecting air into his bloodstream and attempting to murder his twin brother, Baby F.
- The mother expressed deep guilt over not insisting on a postmortem, believing it could have prevented further deaths.
- Dr. ZA had told the mother that a postmortem was unnecessary, later apologizing for this advice during the criminal trial.
- The inquiry, led by Lady Justice Thirlwall, aims to uncover lessons from the tragic events at the Countess of Chester Hospital.