Letby inquiry: Comment on killer’s convictions ‘has caused distress to parents’

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

Tue, 10 Sep, 2024 - 11:52

Kim Pilling and Eleanor Barlow, PA

A “huge outpouring of comment” over the convictions of child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby has caused “enormous additional distress” to the parents of her victims, a public inquiry has heard.

On Tuesday, the hearings of the Thirwall Inquiry started into how Letby was able to attack babies on the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neo-natal unit in 2015 and 2016 and how its bosses handled concerns.