‘Basic failures had fatal consequences’ in Letby case, says victims’ barrister

On the third day of the inquiry into how nurse Lucy Letby was able kill seven babies, the hearing has been told by a barrister representing victims’ families that “basic failures” at the Countess of Chester hospital had “fatal consequences”.

And in a statement read to the inquiry, victims’ families have said that conspiracy theorists who claim Letby was wrongly convicted of multiple counts of murder and attempted murder should “be ashamed”.