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Letby 'Scapegoat' for Doctor Failings, Friend Claims
7 Dec
Summary
- Childhood friend claims Lucy Letby is innocent.
- Concerns about care standards may have led to a vendetta.
- New evidence passed to Criminal Cases Review Commission.
A close friend of Lucy Letby has publicly asserted her innocence, suggesting the convicted nurse is a scapegoat for failings within the Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit. This medical research scientist friend believes doctors initiated a 'petty vendetta' against Letby after she voiced concerns about the quality of care.
The friend articulated her conviction that newly-qualified Letby was wrongly blamed for a series of infant deaths and attempted murders occurring between 2015 and 2016. She posited that insecure doctors and consultants sought to deflect attention from their own shortcomings by targeting Letby, with the situation escalating significantly once police became involved.
Support for Letby's case is growing, amplified by prominent media figures and recent documentaries questioning her guilt. A panel of scientific and medical experts has also presented evidence suggesting natural causes for some of the infant fatalities, while Letby's legal team has submitted new evidence to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
