Speculation on Letby guilt ‘devastating’ for families, says solicitor

Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders – making her only the fourth woman in UK history to be told she will never be released from prison

Child serial killer Lucy Letby will never be released from prison. Picture: Cheshire Constabulary/PA

Speculation on the guilt of Lucy Letby and possible future appeals has been “upsetting” for the families of victims, according to a solicitor representing them.

Letby was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of seven others, with two attempts on one child, when she worked on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.