Three babies may have survived if hospital had acted over Lucy Letby concerns, inquiry finds
Screen grab taken from body worn camera footage issued by Cheshire constabulary of the arrest of Lucy Letby on 3 July 2018. Photograph: Cheshire Constabulary/PAView image in fullscreenScreen grab taken from body worn camera footage issued by Cheshire constabulary of the arrest of Lucy Letby on 3 July 2018. This was “reprehensible”, Thirlwall said.Despite the concerns of senior doctors, the inquiry found that the hospital’s risk and patient safety department took no action until the end of June 2016, when two twin boys died unexpectedly.
- ▪Screen grab taken from body worn camera footage issued by Cheshire constabulary of the arrest of Lucy Letby on 3 July 2018.
- ▪Photograph: Cheshire Constabulary/PAView image in fullscreenScreen grab taken from body worn camera footage issued by Cheshire constabulary of the arrest of Lucy Letby on 3 July 2018.
- ▪This was “reprehensible”, Thirlwall said.Despite the concerns of senior doctors, the inquiry found that the hospital’s risk and patient safety department took no action until the end of June 2016, when two twin boys died unexpectedly.
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Screen grab taken from body worn camera footage issued by Cheshire constabulary of the arrest of Lucy Letby on 3 July 2018. Photograph: Cheshire Constabulary/PAView image in fullscreenScreen grab taken from body worn camera footage issued by Cheshire constabulary of the arrest of Lucy Letby on 3 July 2018. Photograph: Cheshire Constabulary/PALucy LetbyThree babies may have survived if hospital had acted over Lucy Letby concerns, inquiry findsLady Justice Thirlwall condemns ‘complete failure’ to protect babies on neonatal unit at Countess of Chester hospital Lucy Letby public inquiry report published – latest updates Josh Halliday North of England editorTue 15 Sep 2026 07.30 EDTLast modified on Tue 15 Sep 2026 07.31 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThree babies may have survived and…
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