Live: Lucy Letby sentenced for murdering newborn babies at Chester hospital
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Lucy Letby is set to be stripped of her NHS pension after her murderous rampage on the neonatal ward where she worked.
Health Secretary Steve Barclay is looking into all measures that prevent her pension from being paid to her, The Independent understands.
The NHS Pension Scheme Regulations allow him to forfeit pensions if NHS employees are convicted of crimes – particularly those that are “gravely injurious to the state or to be liable to lead to serious loss of confidence in the public service”.
Letby will spend the rest of her life in prison after being found guilty of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder six others, but she refused to appear in the dock to hear the sentence handed down on Monday.
It sparked widespread outrage with several British newspapers calling for a law change, arguing that the worst offenders “should be forced to appear in court to witness the impact of their crimes”.
Judge Mr Justice Goss said Letby would be sent written copies of the victim impact statements.
The Lucy Letby case has exposed a justice system that is failing victims
The trial of the country’s most prolific child killer has raised fundamental questions about how we prosecute criminals – only a radical overhaul of the system will deliver justice for all, writes former chief crown prosecutor Nazir Afzal.
Probe into Lucy Letby murders ‘must be strengthened,’ says former UK victims’ commissioner
Dame Vera Baird KC, the UK’s former national victims’ commissioner, on Wednesday told The Independent the probe into failings surrounding the Lucy Letby baby murders must be strengthened.
Ms Baird said there “must be a duty of candour” and called for a “radical change of attitude” to victims in the Letby case.
“Poor grieving victims are treated as partisan and their views are downgraded. The scepticism of a complacent establishment,” she added.
Health Secretary Steve Barclay said he is engaging with the families Lucy Letby’s victims (Cheshire Constabulary/PA))
Watch: Mother recalls moment she found Lucy Letby standing over newborn baby’s cot
Criminologists on why ‘nice’ nurse Lucy Letby became baby murderer
“It can’t be Lucy - not nice Lucy.”
These were the now-chilling words of a doctor faced with yet another devasting and inexplicable death of a baby on the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital.
But despite her “beige” appearance, it was Lucy Letby behind that and other deaths - a “cruel and calculating” killer of children, hiding in plain sight.
Now convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to kill six others, Letby has become the most prolific child serial killer in modern British history.
But despite being sentenced on Monday to a whole life order, questions linger about what led the 33 year-old to commit such appalling crimes. While her reasons may never be fully understood, prosecutors and other experts told jurors during her trial of several possible motivations.
Tara Cobham reports:
Lucy Letby’s former boss who ‘ignored concerns’ over killer nurse investigated by watchdog
Lucy Letby’s former boss, who has been accused of “ignoring” concerns about the serial killer nurse, is being investigated by the nursing watchdog.
Alison Kelly, who was director of nursing at the Countess of Chester Hospital before leaving in 2021, has been suspended from her current role as nursing director at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Salford.
Letby, Britain’s most prolific child serial killer, was on Monday handed a whole life prison sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more in 2015 and 2016 while working at the hospital.
Now, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has confirmed that her former boss, Ms Kelly, has been referred for a fitness to practise investigation.
Rebecca Thomas reports:
Editorial: Were suspicions about Lucy Letby ignored to prevent ‘reputational damage’ to the NHS?
The protection of patients should never be sacrificed to protect the image of a hospital. The NHS is a service, not a business.
Parents of Lucy Letby victims accuse former hospital director of ‘total fob off’
Parents of babies attacked by Lucy Letby received a “total fob off” from a hospital medical director after raising concerns, a lawyer representing them has said.
Ian Harvey was medical director at the Countess of Chester Hospital at the time the 33-year-old nurse carried out her crimes, murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others, but he retired in August 2018, a month after she was first arrested.
Richard Scorer, from law firm Slater and Gordon which is representing two of the families, accused Mr Harvey of a “shameful” failure to address parental concerns.
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The Lucy Letby case has exposed a justice system that is failing victims
Former chief crown prosecutor Nazir Afzal writes: Trust is the battle of our age. Institutions need it to fulfill their duties, but they seem to expect it rather than earn it. It’s no coincidence that the NHS is run by local “trusts” – but that’s just a word without them relentlessly upholding it.
The key issue is a lack of accountability. They appear to many to be above the law – nobody gets held responsible for failures. In fact, they often get promoted. There appears to be no regulation that applies to senior managers, the same way it does doctors and nursing staff.
Families should have ‘full confidence’ in Letby inquiry, says Barclay
The inquiry into serial killer Lucy Letby’s crimes will “fully investigate” how NHS whistleblowers were treated, Health Secretary Steve Barclay said.
Mr Barclay said he was engaging with the families affected by Letby’s “horrendous crimes” and that it was important that they had “full confidence” in the inquiry.
But he declined to say whether the inquiry would be given statutory footing, despite calls from a number of families involved.
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens and former home secretary Jack Straw have joined those calling for an inquiry into Letby’s crimes to be given a statutory footing, which would mean witnesses would be compelled to attend to give evidence.
Health Secretary Steve Barclay said he is engaging with the families Lucy Letby’s victims
Watchdog backs Lucy Letby public inquiry and warns of need to root out NHS ‘culture of fear’
The health watchdog has joined calls for a full public inquiry into failings surrounding the Lucy Letby baby murders, warning that the NHS has a “culture of fear” in which leaders dismiss staff concerns.
The parliamentary health service ombudsman, Rob Behrens, has written to the health secretary warning that the culture of fear in NHS trusts is “not isolated” to the serial killer nurse’s hospital.
Letby, 33, Britain’s most prolific child killer, is serving a whole-life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more between 2015 and 2016.
Following her conviction, reports surfaced that doctors had tried to raise concerns about her but their complaints were “ignored” by NHS executives at the Countess of Chester Hospital allowing her to continue her horrific killing spree.
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