Expert: Letby notes not confession

The world's foremost expert on false confessions, Professor Gisli Gudjonsson, will provide evidence questioning the interpretation of Lucy Letby's handwritten notes as confessions. These notes, discovered during police searches, contained statements such as "I am evil I did this" and "I killed them on purpose." Prosecutors used these writings as key evidence during Letby's trial. Professor Gudjonsson, an internationally recognized forensic psychologist, has dedicated his career to studying false confessions and psychological pressures. He asserts that the notes should not be taken as literal confessions to murder, emphasizing the need to consider the writings as a whole. He also suggested that the defense could have challenged the admissibility of the notes. Prof. Gudjonsson's expertise has been instrumental in addressing notable miscarriages of justice in Britain, and he developed the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scales. The fragmented and contradictory nature of Letby's notes, including phrases like "I haven't done anything wrong," further supports the challenge to their interpretation. Cheshire police have declined to comment further, stating their confidence in the investigation and court decisions, and reaffirming their focus on the victims' families.