Meeting was held. The medical director, ian harvey, gave a verbal report. He said external reviews had not highlighted any individual as being linked to the deaths and that the trust was ready to draw a line under the issues. The chief executive, tony chambers, said hed met lucy letby and her parents to apologise for what had happened. A statement Written By Letby was read out detailing how hard the past few months had been for her. The meeting decided lucy letby would return to the Neonatal Unit after the paediatricians had written a Letter Apologising to her. This is the letter they sent lucy letby, signed by all seven of the paediatricians in the unit. Against their wishes, they apologised for any inappropriate comments that may have been made, going on to say, we are very sorry for the stress and upset you have experienced in the last year. Though the paediatricians feared being reported to the regulator, they kept going, pressurising executives to call the police, something the tr
The babies were attacked Betweenjune 2015 and and june 2016. She was charged with 22 counts of attempting babies in her care. Some were injected with air. Others were force fed milk. The Crown Prosecution Service announced on the steps that they weapon eyes to her craft as a nurse. The trial has considered harrowing evidence from. They watched that children die and often harrowing circumstances. The families are very much at the forefront of peoples mines here at court today. Lucy letby was herself in the Court Building was not present in the dock to hear the final verdict delivered. When the first vertex work delivered several days ago, she was present. She sobbed at the dock at one point put her head on the desk and cried. But for the last couple of days, even though she has been here in the Holding Cells at Manchester Crown court, she refused to come and sit in the dock for the conclusion of her trial. She will be sentenced on monday in thejudge her trial. She will be sentenced on m
they kept going, pressurising executives to call the police, something the trust did eventually in 2017. protecting the reputation of the organisation was a big factor in how people responded to the concerns raised. they were dragged kicking and screaming, the executive team, to call in the police. that would certainly be the conclusion that i would reach. at the time letby was arrested in july 2018, she was still working at the trust. no disciplinary action had been taken against her. the strong opinion was that nothing would be found. there was a brief overlap of three or four days between myself and the outgoing medical director, and his parting words to me, to my surprise, were, you need to refer the paediatricians to the gmc. they were not referred to the general medical council. instead, all the executives who doubted the doctors and supported lucy letby left the countess of chester trust. they all refused to comment ahead of tofay s verdict. michael buchanan, bbc news, cheshir
to hear the final verdict delivered. when the first vertex work delivered several days ago, she was present. she sobbed at the dock at one point put her head on the desk and cried. but for the last couple of days, even though she has been here in the holding cells at manchester crown court, she refused to come and sit in the dock for the conclusion of her trial. she will be sentenced on monday in thejudge her trial. she will be sentenced on monday in the judge will no doubt give a lengthy custodial sentence. the indication is that lucy letby will not appear in court once again to hear the sentence that is handed down to her for those crimes. to hear the sentence that is handed down to herfor those crimes. she was also acquitted of two accounts of attended murder and there were six counts of the jury despite more than 110 hours of deliberation tell thejudge than 110 hours of deliberation tell the judge they were unable to reach vertex on. the crown prosecution service as it will take th
from the extreme hurt, anger and distress that we ve all had to experience. some families did not receive the verdict that they expected, and therefore it is a bittersweet result we are heartbroken, devastated, angry and feel numb. we may never truly know why this happened. words cannot express our gratitude to the jury who ve had to sit through 145 days of gruelling evidence which has led to today s verdict. we recognise that this has not been an easy task for them, and we will forever be grateful for their patience and resilience throughout this incredibly difficult process. the police investigation began in 2017, and we ve been supported from the very beginning by a team of experienced and dedicated family liaison officers. we want to thank these officers for everything that they ve done for us. medical experts, consultants,