Under scrutiny, the prosecution’s central evidence against the presumed ‘killer nurse’ may be unreliable.
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Members of the media work near a large screen showing a picture of convicted hospital nurse Lucy Letby, ahead of her sentencing, outside the Manchester Crown Court in Manchester, England, August 21, 2023.
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Last summer, Lucy Letby, a 33-year-old British nurse, was convicted of murdering seven infants in her care and attempting to murder six more.
Then last week, on July 5, after a retrial of one of the charges, Letby was found guilty of having attempted to murder another “extremely premature” infant by tampering with her breathing tube, taking the total number of attempted murders to seven.
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Madeleine Kearns is a former staff writer at National Review.
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Last summer, Lucy Letby, a 33-year-old British nurse, was convicted of murdering seven infants in her care and attempting to murder six more.
Then last week, on July 5, after a retrial of one of the charges, Letby was found guilty of having attempted to murder another “extremely premature” infant by tampering with her breathing tube, taking the total number of attempted murders to seven.
About the Author
Madeleine Kearns is a former staff writer at National Review.
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