Lucy Letby Interviewed About More Infant Deaths and 'Non-Fatal Collapses' at 2 Hospitals

Lucy Letby, the British neonatal nurse found guilty of killing seven infants and attempting to kill six others, was recently interviewed by police in prison.

“We can confirm that, following agreement, Lucy Letby has recently been interviewed in prison under caution in relation to the ongoing investigation into baby deaths and non-fatal collapses at the Countess of Chester Hospital and the Liverpool Women’s hospital,” the Cheshire Constabulary said in a statement, per The Guardian.

Letby’s attorney Mark McDonald said she agreed to the interview and “continues to maintain her innocence,” per the BBC. “The police have been briefing about further enquiries for over a year. Any allegations need to be taken seriously so we are only surprised by the timing of this new leak from the police.”

Letby, 34, was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder six others between June 2015 and June 2016 at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The seven deaths were caused by being given excess milk, air, insulin or fluid, prosecutors have said.

The former nurse was sentenced to life in prison and is considered one of the most prolific child killers in United Kingdom history.

The Cheshire Constabulary is looking into about 4,000 babies who spent time at Countess Chester as well as at Liverpool Women’s hospital, where Letby had two previous work placements, per The Guardian.

In November, consultant pediatrician Stephen Brearey told a public inquiry that Letby likely murdered or assaulted more children than she was convicted of killing.

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“On reflection I think it’s likely that Letby didn’t start becoming a killer in June 2015, or didn’t start harming babies in June 2015,” Brearey said, the BBC reported. “I think it’s likely that her actions prior to then over a period of time changed what we perceived to be abnormal.”

During the public inquiry chaired by High Court judge Lady Justice Thirlwall, Brearey said he didn’t know of anyone who was suspicious of Letby prior to June 2015, but there now appeared to be suspicious cases, according to the Times of London.

“If we had a thermostat for the level of work and number of events that we can’t quite understand, I think it was turned up over those years,” he said, per the Times. “So our perception of what is normal for a neonatal unit in terms of number of collapses you might expect in a week, a month, or a year had changed.”

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