Doctor Tells Lucy Letby Inquiry Idea of Poisoner Was Too ‘Fantastical’ to Believe

Published on October 8, 2024

A senior doctor has told the Lucy Letby public inquiry that she dismissed the thought of a poisoner on the loose at the neonatal unit where the nurse worked as “so fantastical” it could not be true. Giving evidence on Monday, the consultant paediatrician, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, told the Thirlwall Inquiry into events surrounding Letby’s convictions that she “deeply regrets” rejecting the idea that someone had deliberately harmed the baby known as Child F after blood test results revealed abnormally high levels of insulin. Letby, 34, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole-life orders after being convicted at Manchester Crown Court of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, with two attempts on one of her victims, between June 2015 and June 2016....

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