Lucy Letby trial expert witness who helped convict killer nurse denies 'changing his mind' on how she murdered babies - and accuses her lawyer of being 'most unprofessional'
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The main expert witness who helped convict Lucy Letby today hit back at claims he 'changed his mind' on how she murdered babies and accused her lawyers of 'unsubstantiated, unfounded and inaccurate' presentation of his evidence. Dr Dewi Evans accused the serial killer's barrister, Mark McDonald, who called a press conference to announce he was seeking permission from the Court of Appeal to 'immediately' reopen the case, as 'unedifying (and) 'most unprofessional' behaviour.
![[Dr Dewi Evans, pictured arriving at Manchester Crown Court in 2022 to give evidence at the Lucy Letby trial, accused the serial killer's barrister, Mark McDonald, as being 'unedifying' and 'most unprofessional']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/14/93236527-14201959-image-a-113_1734447562304.jpg)
He also said his actions were 'highly disrespectful to the families of babies murdered and harmed by Lucy Letby.'. On Monday Mr McDonald, who took over as Letby's barrister three months ago, said his team had 'significant and profound' evidence that her convictions were unsafe.
![[Letby was convicted in August 2023 and was refused permission to appeal against the convictions in May 2024]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/15/93197405-14201959-Letby_was_convicted_in_August_2023_and_was_refused_permission_to-a-127_1734450320490.jpg)
The lawyer, who specialises in miscarriages of justice, said Dr Evans had 'remarkably changed his mind' over the mechanism of death of three of Letby's murder victims, children known as Babies C, I and P. He also claimed there was 'fresh evidence' in the cases of two premature newborn boys - Baby O and Baby C – that had not been presented to the jury that proved they had not been harmed deliberately.
![[Letby, of Hereford, is serving a whole life tariff after being convicted of the murder of seven babies and attempted murder of seven more, between June 2015 and June 2016]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/14/90006783-14201959-Letby_of_Hereford_is_serving_a_whole_life_tariff_after_being_con-a-110_1734447490109.jpg)
But today Dr Evans hit back at Mr McDonald's claims, saying he had presented the evidence he gave at Letby's first trial 'inaccurately.'. 'Mr Mark McDonald's observation regarding my evidence is unsubstantiated, unfounded, inaccurate,' he said. Lucy Letby is serving a rare whole-life sentence for murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven others while working as a neo-natal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
![[A court artist's sketch of Lucy Letby giving evidence at Manchester Crown Court on July 24]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/14/89483527-14201959-A_court_artist_s_sketch_of_Lucy_Letby_giving_evidence_at_Manches-a-111_1734447491678.jpg)
