“Unfair” to continue with the Letby investigation, claim the former chiefs of confidence

A group of upper leaders who were in the Post at the Conteses of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust at the time of Letby crimes presented arguments for interrupting the investigation.

“Putin or not at all did not think, it seems, about the dignity and confidentiality of families and babies.”

Peter Skelton

The group includes Alison KellyFormer medical assistance director at Trust, as well as Antony Chambers, Ian Harvey and Susan Hodkinson, who were direct executive, medical director and human resources director.

A lawyer representing, Kate Blackwell Kc said The thirlwall investigation Today why the directors wrote to the investigative president Lady Justice Thirlwall, as well as the Wes Streeting Social Assistance and Social Assistance, on February 21, requesting the suspension of the investigation or interruption.

She said they want to be interrupted the investigation while waiting for the result Review of the Commission to review criminal cases (CCRC) of the Letby case.

Currently, Letby executes several life convictions in prison for killing seven babies and attempting to kill seven others, while working as a neonatal assistant at Chester Countess in 2015 and 2016.

Last month, on February 3, Letby lawyers filed a request to the CCRC, asking the body to look at its case as a potential abortion of justice.

The request was based on a new report, commanded by LETBY lawyers and written by pediatric and neonatal international expertsclaiming that there is no medical evidence to suggest that the babies involved in the Letby case were deliberately killed or injured.

Instead, experts have suggested that the deaths or wounds of the affected babies were due to natural causes or errors in medical care.

The CCRC is now examining the request and could refer to Letby’s case at the Court of Appeal if he considers that there is new evidence that could lead to the overturn or reduced his conviction.

Speaking today at the Thirlwall investigation, Mrs. Blackwell said that Letby’s convictions are the “Foundation” and “Base” Terms of References of the investigation, but now there is a “real possibility”.

She said that the evidence in the report by international experts “suggests that there is an alternative explanation for all deaths and unexplained collapse, namely clinical management and care and weak natural causes.”

“At the nominal value, the new sample is worth it and, therefore, it is taken into account by CCRC,” she added.

There are debates on the decision to stop the investigation should come from Lady Thirlwall or the Secretary for Health and Social Assistance, Wes Streeting.

The investigation has heard that the factors that Lady Thirlwall should consider, according to the 2005 investigations, when they were considering interrupting the investigation, if its continuation would lead to unjust injustice or unnecessary costs.

Mrs. Blackwell presented the case that the continuation of the investigation would be unfair for medical, medical and managerial witnesses and that the standard process of sending warning letters to people who can be criticized in the final report will be “extended and, possibly, expensive”.

She mentioned that Part B of the terms of reference for the investigation meant that it is “obliged” to investigate the behavior of midwives, nurses, doctors, managers and superior managers at the hospital in terms of Letby’s actions.

“If there are … real concerns about the fact that Letby has been wrongly convicted, then the investigation will continue to progress in evaluating the actions of those midwives, nurses, managers and senior managers is potentially unfair to them as witnesses of the investigation, as people whose conduct will be criticized in the treatment,” she added.

The request to interrupt the procedure was not an attempt to “evasion responsibility” by the group of directors, Mrs. Blackwell claimed.

She mentioned that one of the alternative explanations for the injury caused to babies was “serious problems” in providing hospital care, for which leaders should answer.

If the investigation suspension was not possible, Mrs Blackwell suggested that Lady Thirlwall adopt a “hybrid position” to produce only a provisional report, for now, covered aspects of reference terms that were not “conditioned by Letby’s convictions”, waiting for the result of CCRC.

However, lawyers representing the families of Letby victims said that the only correct course of action was for the public investigation to continue and publish without delay the final report and recommendations.

“At the nominal value, the new test deserves and, therefore, is taken into account by CCRC”

Kate Blackwell

Peter Skelton KC, representing seven families, said that “the balance is firm in favor of the procedure”.

“The position of the families is that Lucy Letby was convicted of a prolonged trial during which she had access to the best criminal legal team and numerous medical experts from all relevant specialisms, none were finally called to give evidence to support her defense,” he said.

He also mentioned that the Court of Appeal has twice rejected Letby’s requests to appeal to the convictions.

In the meantime, he said that the “courses analysis” of the new report published by international experts identified “multiple problems with their analysis”.

“What was presented with a great band as new and incontrovertible evidence is proven to be old and full and analytical holes,” he said.

Mr. Skelton warned that “critical” medical and non-medical evidence were “ignored or rejected” in the report.

“Putin or not at all did not think, it seems, about the dignity and confidentiality of families and babies,” he added.

Mr. Skelton asked Lady Thirlwall to continue with her report based on the “established facts” of the criminal convictions and what she heard during the investigation.

The hybrid approach suggested by Mrs. Blackwell would not work, he suggested, because “the facts of crimes are woven in the factual narrative” of the evidence that Lady Thirlwall has heard and what would be based on the recommendations she makes.

Meanwhile, Richard Baker KC, representing 12 families, said that Letby will have a “serious mountain to climb” to convince CCRC that there is new evidence that could exonerate it.

“For all the bells and whistles that could be attached to a press conference, there is nothing remarkable or new about the evidence presented,” he said.

He challenged the demands of the LETBY team by Mrs. Blackwell that the result of the CCRC will be delivered quickly.

He mentioned that Letby has filed a preliminary request at the CCRC, but has not yet submitted the evidence.

“He is fantasy, we would say, to suggest that this will be a quick or easy process or that a successful call is any likelihood,” Baker said.

The closing of today’s meeting, Rachel Landdale KC, the investigation lawyer, said he is of no need to stop this investigation. ”

She said that the late report delay will not be correct for the basic families and participants who wanted to see improvements made in NHS to prevent other babies from doing harm in the future.

The investigation has now heard statements to close from all the basic participants, ending seven months of test sessions.

Lady Thirlwall is about to organize a final hearing tomorrow, in which she will deliver her closing observations and, “if applicable,” she said she will make her decision on the requests to interrupt the procedure.