Cheshire PoliceNew evidence seen by the BBC suggests more babies in Lucy Letby’s care were harmed – and in one case poisoned with insulin.
The former nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others – including trying to kill two with insulin at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016.
BBC One's Panorama has seen documents which suggest a third baby may have also been poisoned within hours of Letby taking over the boy’s care.
Medical records reveal the infant’s blood sugar level plummeted and lab results indicated he had suspiciously high levels of insulin.
Panorama has also discovered that potentially life-threatening incidents involving infants occurred on almost a third of Letby’s 33 shifts while she was training at Liverpool Women's Hospital in 2012 and 2015.
The programme’s revelations follow months of criticism of the prosecution’s case in her first trial. A number of experts have challenged the medical evidence used to convict Letby, as well as the way statistics were put forward in court.
In August 2023, the 33-year-old was sentenced to life in prison, with no chance of parole. Letby was then found guilty of attempting to murder a seventh baby at a second trial in July this year, and sentenced to a 15th whole-life prison term.
The nurse has been refused leave to appeal against the convictions from her first trial.
Panorama has examined mounting questions from leading statisticians and medical experts about the safety of her convictions.
But as part of the programme, new evidence has also emerged of other sick and premature babies potentially being harmed while in Letby’s care.
