The Lucy Letby case and the implications of a new international report
March 20, 2025
This is not a paediatric Journal but we have an interest in all areas of medical practice and its social consequences. The committal of a member of another caring profession (a nurse) for life in prison without release, after being found guilty of murder and attempted murder, raises many questions but most of all depends on incontrovertible evidence pointing to guilt with absence of reasonable doubt. However, an international expert panel’s recently-published Report on the case of Lucy Letby1 may