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| Lucy Letby's lawyers apply for case to be reviewed | Lucy Letby's lawyers apply for case to be reviewed |
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| Lucy Letby's lawyers have applied for her case to be reviewed as a potential miscarriage of justice | |
| Lawyers for convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby have applied to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to investigate her case as a potential miscarriage of justice, the organisation said. | Lawyers for convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby have applied to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to investigate her case as a potential miscarriage of justice, the organisation said. |
| Letby, now 35, is serving 15 whole life prison sentences after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others - including one she attacked twice. | Letby, now 35, is serving 15 whole life prison sentences after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others - including one she attacked twice. |
| All the offences took place between June 2015 and June 2016 while the nurse was working at the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. | All the offences took place between June 2015 and June 2016 while the nurse was working at the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. |
| The announcement came minutes before a press conference organised Letby's legal team, where they claim a panel of experts on the care of newborn babies will present what they say is "significant new medical evidence". | |
| The CCRC confirmed it had "received a preliminary application in relation to Ms Letby's case, and work has begun to assess the application". | The CCRC confirmed it had "received a preliminary application in relation to Ms Letby's case, and work has begun to assess the application". |
| A CCRC spokesperson said: "We are aware that there has been a great deal of speculation and commentary surrounding Lucy Letby's case, much of it from parties with only a partial view of the evidence. | A CCRC spokesperson said: "We are aware that there has been a great deal of speculation and commentary surrounding Lucy Letby's case, much of it from parties with only a partial view of the evidence. |
| "We ask that everyone remembers the families affected by events at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016." | "We ask that everyone remembers the families affected by events at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016." |
| The spokesperson said it was not the CCRC's job to "determine innocence or guilt in a case", and said that it was a "matter for the courts". | The spokesperson said it was not the CCRC's job to "determine innocence or guilt in a case", and said that it was a "matter for the courts". |
| The body said it would now assess the application and determine whether there was new evidence which presented a reasonable chance of a conviction being overturned. | The body said it would now assess the application and determine whether there was new evidence which presented a reasonable chance of a conviction being overturned. |
| Retired medic Dr Shoo Lee, during a press conference to announce "new medical evidence" regarding the safety of the convictions of Lucy Letby | |
| Opening the press conference after the CCRC announcement, MP Sir David Davis, who has been assisting Letby's legal team, described her convictions as "one of the major injustices of modern times". | |
| Retired medic Dr Shoo Lee, who co-authored a 1989 academic paper on air embolism in babies, said a panel of 14 experts had compiled an "impartial evidence-based report". | |
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