Seized maternity notes not given to Lucy Letby defence for trial, BBC learns
Reports indicate that maternity notes for babies involved in the Lucy Letby murder case were not disclosed to the defense team during her trial. Legal experts and the defense are raising concerns about whether this missing evidence impacted the fairness of the proceedings.
Why it matters
The revelation raises serious questions about the integrity of the evidence used in a high-profile criminal conviction and the potential for a miscarriage of justice.
Image source, Cheshire Police Image caption, Lucy Letby is currently serving 15 whole life terms
Maternity notes for the babies Lucy Letby has been convicted of murdering were not made available to her defence ahead of her trial, the BBC has learned.
The neonatal nurse was convicted of murdering and attempting to murder 14 babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016.
File on 4 Investigates has discovered that maternity notes for the babies in the case - which include details of the mother's pregnancy, labour and birth - were seized by Cheshire Police. But they were not reviewed by the prosecution's chief medical expert or disclosed to Letby's defence.
The Crown Prosecution Service said Letby was convicted following two jury trials and that the Court of Appeal dismissed her argument that prosecution evidence was flawed.
Letby, originally of Hereford, is currently serving 15 whole life terms.
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