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Serial Baby Killer Lucy Letby Faces Wait on Appeal Challenge From Court of Appeal
Serial Baby Killer Lucy Letby Faces Wait to Find Out If She Can Challenge Her Murder Convictions as Court of Appeal Judges Reserve Their Decision
A panel of three of Britains' most senior judges today reserved their decision on whether the 34-year-old neo-natal nurse is given the green light to appeal.
MailOnline 26 APR 2024
Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others at Manchester Crown Court in August.
She has always denied harming any child in her care and maintains her innocence.
For three days this week lawyers for Letby have been arguing she should be granted leave to appeal her convictions. The details of those hearings, at London's Court of Appeal, cannot be reported for legal reasons.
Today Dame Victoria Sharp, president of the King's bench division of the High Court, said she and her two colleagues would be reserving their decision until a later unspecified date.
Letby is attempting to challenge her convictions on four grounds, which involve arguments that Mr Justice Goss, the trial judge, wrongly refused legal applications made during the case.
Following a ten-month trial, Letby was convicted of seven counts of murder and seven of attempted murder – one of the babies she tried to kill twice.
The jury was unable to reach verdicts on six counts of attempted murder in relation to five other children.
Mr Justice Goss sentenced Letby to 14 whole life tariffs for each guilty count, meaning she will die in jail and has no prospect of parole.
He said she had been responsible for a 'cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder' between June 2015 and June 2016 at the Countess of Chester Hospital, where she worked.
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