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Inquiry blasts hospital for failure to protect babies after nurse Lucy Letby convicted of 7 murders
- A judge’s inquiry blasted the Countess of Chester Hospital for “a complete failure at all levels” — finding poor management and slow responses likely exposed babies to avoidable harm.
- Neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was convicted in 2023 of murdering seven infants and is serving a whole-life sentence.
- Letby’s lawyers and a group of international experts dispute the evidence and have submitted new material to the review commission, so legal challenges and debate over responsibility continue.
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