Detectives who investigated the murders of babies, leading to the conviction of nurse Lucy Letby, have launched new probes into whether anyone should be charged with gross negligence manslaughter. Letby is serving 15 whole life orders in prison after being convicted of killing seven babies,

Police who announced hospital staff could now face manslaughter charges have made a "huge mistake" the lawyer for killer nurse Lucy Letby has claimed. | ITV News Granada

Staff at the hospital where Lucy Letby murdered babies could face gross negligence manslaughter charges, police have revealed.Detectives investigating the Countess of Chester Hospital for potential corporate manslaughter over baby deaths between 2012 and 2016 have widened their probe to include individuals who are now under investigation for possible gross negligence manslaughter.

Staff who worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital, where Lucy Letby was found to have murdered babies, could now face prosecution, as police widen search

THREE men charged with causing the deaths of ten people due to negligence were due to appear in the Magistrate’s Court today. And the company that employed them, Island Energy, was to face separate charges for breaching health-and-safety laws.

An investigation into corporate manslaughter was launched in October 2023 following the trial and conviction of the ex-nurse - but Cheshire Constabulary have now widened their probe.

Police have made a “huge mistake”, the lawyer for killer nurse Lucy Letby has claimed, after detectives said hospital staff could now face manslaughter charges.

British police said on Thursday they had widened an investigation into manslaughter at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby, who was convicted of killing seven babies, had worked.

Staff at the hospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby worked could face gross negligence manslaughter charges, police have said. Cheshire Constabulary said suspects had been identified and notified in connection to the probe into baby deaths between 2012 and 2016.