Inquiry into Lucy Letby baby deaths case to get under way

Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, with two attempts on one of her victims

Lucy Letby giving evidence during her trial at Manchester Crown Court. Picture: Elizabeth Cook/PA

The public inquiry into the events surrounding the crimes of child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby will begin today.

Chaired by Lady Justice Thirlwall, the investigation at Liverpool Town Hall is to examine how Letby was able to attack babies on the Countess and Chester Hospital’s neo-natal unit in 2015 and 2016, and how its bosses handled concerns about her.