Experts quit Lucy Letby’s defence team over ‘scientific credibility’ concerns
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- NYT Worldseen 15 Sept, 17:06headline rewritten
Lucy Letby Murder Inquiry to Issue Report, Though Experts Say She May Not Be GuiltyLucy Letby Murder Inquiry Says Some Babies’ Deaths Were Avoidable
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How it spread - 3 original reports, 2 reprints
Mon, 14 September 2026
1 report- The Guardian World14:47first to report
Some of the arguments inconsistent with ‘available evidence, science and established physiology’, say pair Two leading experts have withdrawn from Lucy Letby’s defence team over concerns about the “scientific credibility” of some of its evidence. The former neonatal nurse is challenging her convictions for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England. Continue reading...
Tue, 15 September 2026
2 reports- aol.co.uk02:46
The Thirlwall Inquiry examines the conduct of people working around killer nurse Letby at the Countess of Chester Hospital from 2012 to being removed from a neonatal unit in July 2016
2 reprints
- mirror.co.uk15 Sept, 02:46their copy
- aol.co.uk15 Sept, 03:19their copy
- NYT World04:01edited after publishing
previously
Lucy Letby Murder Inquiry to Issue Report, Though Experts Say She May Not Be GuiltyWhile significant questions remain about the evidence used to convict a British nurse of murdering seven babies, a report predicated on her guilt was released on Tuesday.