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Police launch investigation into corporate manslaughter at Lucy Letby's hospital where babies died

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Updated 16:20 4 Oct 2023 GMT+1Published 12:36 4 Oct 2023 GMT+1

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Police launch investigation into corporate manslaughter at Lucy Letby's hospital where babies died

Cheshire Constabulary announced their investigation

Joe Harker

Joe Harker

Cheshire Constabulary have today (4 October) announced an investigation into corporate manslaughter at the Countess of Chester Hospital where Lucy Letby worked.

Announcing the investigation, Detective Superintendent Simon Blackwell said: "Following the lengthy trial, subsequent conviction of Lucy Letby and an assessment by senior investigative officers, I can confirm that Cheshire Constabulary is carrying out an investigation into corporate manslaughter at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

"The investigation will focus on the indictment period of the charges for Lucy Letby, from June 2015 to June 2016, and consider areas including senior leadership and decision making to determine whether any criminality has taken place.

"At this stage we are not investigating any individuals in relation to gross negligence manslaughter. The investigation is in the very early stages and we are unable to go into any further details or answer specific questions at this time.

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"We recognise that this investigation will have a significant impact on a number of different stakeholders including the families in this case and we are continuing to work alongside and support them during this process."

Lucy Letby at the time of her arrest.
Cheshire Constabulary

Lucy Letby was sentenced to a whole life order in August after being found guilty of the murder of seven babies and attempted murder of six others.

Because of her sentence she will never be released from prison and will die behind bars, though she will face a retrial on one count of attempted murder that the jury could not reach a verdict on, with a provisional date for her retrial set for 10 June, 2024.

Letby denied all of the charges made against her.

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Jane Tomkinson OBE, Acting Chief Executive Officer at the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, said in a statement: "We were deeply saddened and appalled at Lucy Letby’s crimes when the verdicts were delivered.

"Following the trial we have always maintained we will be supporting the ongoing investigation by Cheshire Police and will be cooperating fully with the investigation announced today so that we can help get the answers that the families and babies affected by this case rightly deserve."

"Cheshire Police have given us their assurance that they are providing ongoing support to the families, who remain at the forefront of our thoughts and efforts to support this investigation. It would not be appropriate for the Trust to make any further comment at this time."

Featured Image Credit: Cheshire Constabulary

Topics: UK News, Crime, Lucy Letby

Joe Harker
Joe Harker

Joe graduated from the University of Salford with a degree in Journalism and worked for Reach before joining the LADbible Group. When not writing he enjoys the nerdier things in life like painting wargaming miniatures and chatting with other nerds on the internet. He's also spent a few years coaching fencing. Contact him via [email protected]

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