Lucy Letby's lawyers issue bombshell update over baby killer's crimes
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Lucy Letby's legal team say there is new evidence that "significantly undermines" her convictions. Killer nurse Letby, 34, is currently serving 15 whole-life orders for murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven others while working as a neo-natal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She is currently in HMP Bronzefield in Ashford, Surrey, which caters for category A women prisoners. She has always maintained her innocence.
At the press conference today, 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". Mr McDonald said an expert witness "has now changed his mind" on the cause of death of three of the babies.
The lawyer said: "In August 2023 Lucy Letby was convicted in the Crown Court at Manchester after a trial lasting over 10 months of 7 counts of murder and 7 counts of attempted murder. On 24 May 2024, the matter was before the Court of Appeal where all applications for leave to appeal were refused.
"The primary ground of appeal at the previous hearings related to the admissibility before the jury of the evidence of the lead prosecution expert Dr Dewi Evans. The defence argued twice at trial that the evidence of Dr Evans should be disregarded. This was refused by the trial judge.
