Lucy Letby, U.K. nurse convicted of murdering babies, may face more charges
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Letby is already serving life in jail and will never be released after being found guilty of murdering and attempting to murder newborns.
Lucy Letby, the British nurse already convicted of murdering seven babies, could face further charges over allegations relating to deaths and other incidents at hospitals where she worked, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Letby, 35, is already serving life in jail and will never be released after being found guilty of murdering and attempting to murder newborns, and attempting to kill eight more at the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital in northern England between June 2015 and June 2016.
During her trial in 2023, the court heard that she abused babies in her care by overfeeding them with milk, administering air into their blood and stomachs, poisoning them with insulin and physically assaulting them.
Letby has maintained her innocence the entire time.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed on Wednesday that it was considering further charges against Letby over alleged crimes at the Countess of Chester Hospital and the Liverpool Women’s Hospital.
The Cheshire Police force told the BBC it had “submitted a full file of evidence to the CPS for charging advice,” however, the number or exact nature of the potential new offences is not yet known.
A CPS spokesperson told the BBC: “We will now carefully consider the evidence to determine whether any further criminal charges should be brought.
“As always, we will make that decision independently, based on the evidence and in line with our legal test.”
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