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Three Former Countess of Chester Leaders Arrested in Gross Negligence Manslaughter Probe

They open a new phase of individual accountability with prosecutors weighing fresh evidence for additional charges

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File photo dated 18/8/2023 of the Countess of Chester Hospital. Cheshire Constabulary has been carrying out an investigation into corporate manslaughter at hospital, where killer nurse Lucy Letby worked, and on Thursday the force said the probe had widened to gross negligence manslaughter. The force said suspects had been identified and notified in connection with the investigation into baby deaths between 2012 and 2016. Issue date: Friday March 14, 2025. 79388635 (Press Association via AP Images)
Lucy Letby is serving 15 life sentences for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others (Photo: SWNS)
FILE - This undated handout photo issued by Cheshire Constabulary shows of nurse Lucy Letby.

Overview

  • Cheshire Constabulary arrested and bailed three former senior leaders from the Countess of Chester Hospital on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over neonatal unit fatalities.
  • The arrests fall under Operation Duet, launched as a corporate manslaughter probe in October 2023 and expanded in March 2025 to cover individual gross negligence offences.
  • The CPS has received a full evidence file from police and is reviewing potential further charges against Lucy Letby for additional baby deaths and non-fatal collapses.
  • Investigators continue to examine incidents at both the Countess of Chester and Liverpool Women’s Hospital neonatal units between 2012 and 2016.
  • Both the corporate and gross negligence manslaughter investigations remain active with no set timescales following Letby’s 2023 conviction for seven murders and seven attempted murders.