Serial killer Lucy Letby’s chances of having her convictions overturned have been described as “not good”.
Last year, the former nurse was convicted of murdering seven babies in her care at the Countess of Chester Hospital in England between June 2015 and June 2016.
She was also convicted of attempting to murder another six.
The jury could not decide whether she murdered another child, known as Baby K, but at a retrial this summer a different jury convicted her.
Letby has been sentenced to 15 whole life orders - meaning she will never be eligible for parole and will die behind bars.
At the time, then-British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak described the killings as “just shocking and harrowing”.
Lucy Letby would have been in court today if the Tories had acted when Labour demanded change last April.
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The 34-year-old is now officially the worst child serial killer in modern British history but a growing number of experts have raised concerns about the verdicts.
Journalist Enda Brady told The Pat Kenny Show that despite these concerns, he believes the serial killer’s prospects of being freed are “not good”.
“[Her new lawyer] said he believes the prosecution places too much emphasis on the data involved - meaning the nursing rotas [that showed] she was on shift at the time all these babies were murdered or grievously injured,” he said.
“Also, that they didn’t take into account the science around newborn babies and just how ill some of them actually were.”
Former British Cabinet Minister David Davis - who has often campaigned for people he views as miscarriage of justice victims - has said he has been contacted by experts who have expressed doubt about the use of data during the trial.
“Firstly, you’re not taking on board all the extra deaths [at the hospital], you’ve picked out half that happened to fit the Lucy Letby shift schedule,” he told Good Morning Britain last week.
“About half the deaths were when she was not on duty.
“Point two is the expert evidence on how they died, where these children were murdered.
“Six out of seven of the children they picked had a post mortem and the post mortem had said natural causes in essence.
“I’ve had other neonatal doctors and specialists get in touch, one of them sent me an alternative diagnosis for every single death.”
Letby’s next step is to submit an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission - which examines convictions which might be unsafe and have the power to recommend a retrial.
Main image: Lucy Letby. Picture by: Cheshire Police.
