More criminal charges being considered over baby deaths at Lucy Letby hospitals
- On Wednesday, the CPS received a full evidence file from Cheshire police, considering over a dozen potential new charges against Lucy Letby for baby deaths and collapses.
- Following police reviews, evidence of baby deaths and collapses since 2012 has led to arrests of three hospital managers on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.
- The CPS has received a full evidence file from police, citing over a dozen potential offences, and is carefully reviewing whether to bring additional charges against Letby.
- Following evidence submission, three senior managers at the Countess of Chester Hospital were arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter and have been bailed pending further inquiries.
- In early 2026, Lady Justice Thirlwall will publish her inquiry findings, while the CPS's decision on further charges may take several weeks amid ongoing corporate manslaughter investigations.
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The British crown court is investigating the hospitals where Lucy Letby, a nurse sentenced to life in prison for infanticide, worked, based on new evidence.
UK prosecutors consider further charges against baby killer Lucy Letby
LONDON: British prosecutors said on Wednesday (Jul 2) they were considering bringing further charges against nurse Lucy Letby, already convicted of murdering seven babies, over allegations relating to deaths and other incidents at hospitals where she worked. Letby, 35, is already serving life in jail and w
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