MP Urges Review of Lucy Letby Case Handling

A senior Conservative MP has urged an official review into the police and prosecutorial handling of the Lucy Letby case, describing it as a potential miscarriage of justice during a debate in the House of Commons.

Sir David Davis, a former Brexit Secretary, accused Cheshire Police and the Crown Prosecution Service of multiple professional shortcomings in their investigation and trial of the former neonatal nurse. Letby, 35, from Hereford, was convicted at Manchester Crown Court in 2023 of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others between June 2015 and June 2016 while working on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She is serving 15 whole-life sentences, meaning she will never be released. The convictions followed two trials, with the Court of Appeal dismissing her permission to appeal in May 2024.

In his address on Thursday, Sir David claimed investigators fixated on Letby without exploring alternative explanations for the deaths and collapses, such as inadequate hospital care. He alleged Cheshire Police failed to pursue all reasonable lines of inquiry, neglected to consult specialist authorities like the Serious Crime Division, and...