Lucy Letby's huge legal bill revealed as killer nurse fights murder convictions
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Evil baby killer Lucy Letby has racked up a huge legal bill of more than £90,000 this year as she continues to fight her sentence, it has been revealed. Letby, 34, is currently serving 15 whole-life orders for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven others while working as a neo-natal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital . She has always maintained her innocence and is currently in HMP Bronzefield in Ashford, Surrey, which caters for Category A women prisoners.
It has been revealed how so far this year she has run up a legal aid bill of £91,263, while another £36,459 was spent on a barrister fighting her appeal - with a total bill of around £1.8million. A Ministry of Justice spokesperson told the Sun: “Where criminal proceedings are ongoing, are subject to sentencing or have only recently concluded, or if there is an appeal, further claims may continue to be made until the billing process has been completed by all the lawyers involved.
"The billing process for publicly funded representation often takes several months to be finalised to allow for claims to be drawn up, submitted, considered, paid, and for any appeals against any assessments to be heard. The above figures are therefore accurate as at the time of writing but are subject to change.".
Earlier this week Letby’s legal team said there is new evidence which "significantly undermines" her convictions . At a press conference on Monday, barrister Mark McDonald said the defence team "will immediately seek permission from the Court of Appeal to take the exceptional, but necessary, decision to apply to reopen the Appeal of Lucy Letby and immediately review all her convictions".
