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The case of British former nurse Lucy Letby, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing seven newborns and attempting to kill eight more at a neonatal unit in England, is now under review after a group of international medical experts who reexamined evidence used at her trial concluded none had actually been murdered.
The chairman of the panel, Canadian neonatologist and University of Toronto professor Dr. Shoo Lee, outlined the group’s findings at a dramatic press conference in London, saying they found no evidence of the crimes Letby is serving time for.
"Our conclusion was there was no medical evidence to support malfeasance causing injury in any of the 17 cases in the trial," he said, referring to the original charge of harming 17 babies. "In summary, ladies and gentlemen, we did not find any murders."
Lee, who co-authored an academic paper on air embolism in babies that was used during Letby’s lengthy trial, told Tuesday’s conference that "the evidence was wrong." He added that the panel came to the conclusion that the evidence "does not support murder in any of these cases."
However, he did say that the 14-member panel found serious failings in the management of neonatal conditions at the Countess of Chester Hospital, where Letby worked in 2015 and 2016, and that there were errors in medical care. He also said some of the babies’ deaths were preventable.
Her lawyer Mark McDonald said new medical findings from the international experts "demolished" the case against her. "The evidence that was used to convict her was wrong and for me that is a problem," he said.
Lee’s panel included specialists from Britain, Canada, Germany, Japan, Sweden, and the United States. On Tuesday, Lee said that they planned to release their findings, no matter if they were favourable or unfavourable for Letby.
Conclusion:
The case of Lucy Letby, a British nurse who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of seven newborns and the attempted murder of eight others, is under review after a group of international medical experts reexamined the evidence used at her trial. The experts have concluded that there is no evidence to support the charges against her.
FAQs:
- What is the case about?
The case is about the conviction of Lucy Letby, a British nurse who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of seven newborns and the attempted murder of eight others at a neonatal unit in England. - What is the new evidence?
A group of international medical experts reexamined the evidence used at Letby’s trial and concluded that there is no evidence to support the charges against her. - What do the experts say?
The experts say that there was no medical evidence to support malfeasance causing injury in any of the 17 cases in the trial, and that the evidence "does not support murder in any of these cases." - What does this mean for Letby’s case?
The new evidence has raised questions about the reliability of the original evidence used at Letby’s trial, and the case is now under review.