Lucy Letby case: Police investigate hospital for corporate manslaughter over baby deaths

Cheshire Constabulary is investigating the Countess of Chester Hospital for corporate manslaughter after the conviction of the nurse Lucy Letby for the murders of seven babies.Simon Blackwell, detective superintendent, said that the investigation would focus on the indictment period of the charges for Letby from June 2015 to June 2016 and would “consider areas including senior leadership and decision making to determine whether any criminality has taken place.” During that period doctors raised concerns with management several times that Letby had been the only nurse on duty when babies collapsed on the neonatal unit, but managers resisted removing her from the unit.Blackwell said that police were not investigating any individuals for gross negligence manslaughter “at this stage.”He added, “The investigation is in the very early stages, and we are unable to go into any further details or answer specific questions at this time. We recognise that this investigation will have…
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