Lucy Letby questioned over suspicious deaths of babies in Liverpool | Lucy Letby

Lucy Letby maintains her innocence, her lawyer said Wednesday, denouncing the “leak of information from the police” after it was confirmed the neonatology nurse had been questioned about more suspicious baby deaths.

Letby, who is serving a life sentence for killing and maiming newborns in her care, was questioned closely about other unexpected deaths and collapses of babies at the Countess of Chester’s Hospital and for the first time in Liverpool A women’s hospital where she trained as a student, Cheshire Police said.

Mark McDonald, the barrister representing Letby, told PA Media: “The police have been informing about further inquiries for more than a year.

“All allegations must be taken seriously, so we are only surprised at the timing of this new police leak, given that there is already significant information that undermines Lucy Letby’s convictions.

“Lucy volunteered to be interviewed; she was not arrested. Lucy continues to maintain that she is innocent and, as she has said all along, she has never and would never hurt any child.

“The continued leaking and release of information on this case by the police since the investigation began in 2017. is deeply disturbing and must stop. Everyone has a right to a fair hearing and right now the police are probably preventing that from happening.

On Tuesday, Cheshire Police said in a statement: “We can confirm that, following an agreement, Lucy Letby was recently questioned in prison under caution in connection with the ongoing investigation into infant deaths and non-fatal collapses in the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women’s Hospital. Further updates will follow.”

Detectives are reviewing the care of around 4,000 babies admitted to hospital while Letby worked as a neonatal nurse. The period covers her time as Countess of Chester from January 2012. until the end of June 2016. and included two placements at Liverpool Women’s Hospital in 2012. and 2015

Cheshire Police previously stressed that only those cases highlighted as medically dangerous would be investigated further.

Letby, from Hereford, is serving 15 life sentences after being convicted at Manchester Crown Court of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven others, with two attempts on one of her victims, between June 2015. and June 2016.

She is serving her sentence at HMP Bronzefield in Ashford, Surrey, which houses category A prisoners. The Thirlwall Inquiry into the Letby case continues in Liverpool.

Dr Stephen Breary, who was a senior paediatrician, at the Countess of Chester’s neonatal unit, told the public inquiry in November that he believed Letby was “likely” to have killed or assaulted more babies before killing her first known victim. premature twin boys, known as Baby A, in June 2015.

Breary told the hearing: “On reflection, I think it is likely that Letby did not start becoming a killer in June 2015. or that she didn’t start hurting babies in June 2015. I think it’s likely that her actions before that over a period of time changed what we perceived as abnormal.’

Breary said the reporting culture in the unit was good and officers were very aware of the need to report things they thought had gone wrong.

But “in retrospect”, he said some of the incidents where the babies’ condition worsened between June 2015. and June 2016, and “probably before,” could prompt further investigation.

The inquest heard the babies’ breathing tubes were dislodged on 40 per cent of the shifts Letby worked at Liverpool Women’s Hospital between October and December 2012. and January and February 2015.

But questions have also been raised about whether Letby’s convictions are safe. A Guardian investigation spoke to dozens of experts raising concerns about the conditions in the ward where Letby worked at the Countess of Chester and the use of statistics in her trial.