Lawyers who say nurse wrongly convicted in baby killings ask to halt hospital inquiry

Lawyers for convicted baby killer Lucy Letby and former executives at the hospital where she worked have asked a judge to halt an inquiry into the deaths after a panel of medical experts found no evidence of a crime

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Lucy Letby calls for public inquiry into baby deaths to be halted

Ex-nurse says inquiry should be suspended until review of convictions has finished. Lucy Letby has called for the public inquiry into her crimes to be halted, arguing there is now “overwhelming and ...
The Guardian - 5h
Ex-hospital bosses call for inquiry into Letby baby deaths to be suspended

The inquiry's chair says she has had similar requests from Letby's legal team and Tory MP David Davis.
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Federal judge halts Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution

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Manslaughter probe at Lucy Letby hospital expanded

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Remains of woman murdered by serial killer found at landfill

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