Prosecutors are poised to make a crucial decision regarding the possibility of a retrial for Lucy Letby, the former nurse sentenced to a whole life order after being found guilty of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit during 2015 and 2016. The jury in her trial was unable to reach verdicts on six counts of attempted murder, and a hearing is scheduled to take place at Manchester Crown Court today, outlining the Crown Prosecution Service’s intentions.* Lucy Letby, aged 33, who hails from Hereford, had consistently denied all allegations levelled against her and subsequently lodged an appeal against her conviction at the Court of Appeal earlier this month.

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