Case for child killer Lucy Letby's innocence is strong, new barrister claims
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA barrister acting for child killer Lucy Letby has claimed there is a strong case for her to be declared innocent. Letby, 34, 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.
She was told she will die behind bars after being sentenced to a whole life order. As she was sent down to continue her sentence at her latest court hearing, Letby said: “I’m innocent.” READ MORE: Millionaire heiress WAS killed by husband after being found dead in holiday pool, judge rules Newly instructed barrister Mark McDonald has claimed that there is new medical evidence and expert opinion which has revealed “flaws” to undermine the prosecution of the former nurse.
Asked on Channel 5 News whether there was a strong case for her innocence, Mr McDonald said: “Absolutely, there is. And I will be drafting the application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). “You know, I’ve been so encouraged by the amount of people that have come forward: experts in neonatology, anaesthetists, pathology, statistics; that have come forward and have identified flaws in the trial that now want to give evidence for her, and we’ll want to draft reports to put in to the CCRC to assist.” 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.
Mr McDonald added: “We’re looking really at issues in relation to statistics. And I know that sounds probably quite bizarre to hear, ‘well, what statistics got to do with it?’ “You may remember that there were some bold assertions made during the trial in
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