Three ex-superiors of Lucy Letby for homicide suspected

Von WOM

In London haben britische Polizeibehörden am Dienstag bestätigt, dass drei Personen aus dem Führungsteam des Krankenhauses, in dem die verurteilte Serienmörderin und Krankenschwester Lucy Letby arbeitete, unter dem Verdacht der fahrlässigen Tötung festgenommen wurden. Die drei leitenden Angestellten, deren Namen von der Polizei nicht veröffentlicht wurden, waren im Countess of Chester Hospital tätig, als Letby …
In London, British police authorities confirmed on Tuesday that three people from the management team of the hospital, in which the convicted serial killer and nurse Lucy Letby, were suspected of negligent killing. The three leaders whose names were not published by the police were active in the Countess of Chester Hospital, as Letby ... (Symbolbild/DNAT)

in London, British police authorities confirmed on Tuesday that three people from the management team of the hospital, in which the convicted serial killer and nurse Lucy Letby , under suspicion of the negligent killing. The three senior employees, whose names were not published by the police, worked in the Countess of Chester Hospital when Letby worked there between 2015 and 2016. After their survey by the police on Monday, all three suspects were released for the deposit.

background of the investigation

Detective Superintendent Paul Hughes from the Cheshire Constabulary made it clear in a statement that these arrests had no effects on the convictions of Lucy Letby because of multiple murder and attempted murder. The focus of the current investigations is the "clearly grossly negligent actions or omissions of individuals," said the police. Another part of the investigation regarding the possible corporate crime evaluates the decision -making process of the management team in order to determine whether there are criminal intentions in relation to the increased death rates in infants.

The convictions of Lucy Letby

The 34-year-old Letby was spoken guilty, killed a total of seven children between June 2015 and June 2016 and tried to kill seven more while working in the neonatological department of the hospital in Chester. During the negotiation in 2023, it was found that Letby intentionally injected air into her blood and her stomach, overfeeded her and poisoned her physically and insulin. However, their convictions were criticized by an international expert committee that raised questions about the medical evidence.

criticism of the medical evidence

The expert committee found that there were no medical evidence of murder and that the collapse of the infants could be attributed to either natural causes or poor medical care. Problems with uncertain diagnostic delays and treatment errors in the Countess of Chester Hospital were also addressed. According to the British Medical Journal (bmj) that may have worked "about their expected ability or the intended care degree out ”.

call after a re -evaluation

Last week the former British Health Minister Jeremy Hunt called for an "urgent re -evaluation" of cases after experts raised "serious and credible" questions. "Independent experts say that in the 17 deaths that were examined in the process, there are no medical evidence of what they call" damage "or malicious intentions," explained Hunt in an interview with Good Morning Britain and asked for a rapid review by the Criminal Cases Review Commission of the United Kingdom. have to. ”

an open plea for the truth

Although Hunt does not claim that Letby is innocent, he emphasized the importance of the pain that the families affected and that the truth should come to light. "If medical mistakes were the cause, we can make sure that no other babies die from the same mistakes," wrote Hunt in a separate comment that was published in the Daily Mail last month.

claims for a public investigation

Letby has asserted her innocence and her lawyer Mark McDonald has previously made an application so that your case is checked by the Commission. McDonald told the UK PA Media on Tuesday that a comprehensive public investigation of the defects in the neonatological and pediatric care unit of the hospital was necessary. "The concerns that many have expressed will not disappear and we will continue to talk about it publicly," added McDonald. "The reality is that 26 internationally recognized experts have checked this case and the senior specialist has come to the conclusion that no crime was committed and no babies were murdered."

outlook for the upcoming investigation

a public government examination should already be published in early 2026 and increasing death rates heard in newborns and what measures were then taken. The Cheshire Police explained that they continued to examine the “death and non -fatal breakdown of infants in the neonatal stations both the Countess of Chester Hospital and the Liverpool Women’s Hospital”, where Letby completed their training. The investigation into corporate crime and gross negligence also continues, according to the police authorities. A spokesman for the Countess of Chester Hospital said that it would be "not appropriate" to comment on the "pending police investigation" and public investigation.