Thirlwall Inquiry: Some Lucy Letby Baby Deaths Were Preventable

Was Lucy Letby's guilt settled by two juries and the Thirlwall report or did the inquiry ignore the one question that mattered?
Thirlwall Inquiry: Some Lucy Letby Baby Deaths Were Preventable
Above: Lady Justice Thirlwall at Liverpool Town Hall on Sept. 9, 2024. Image credit: Peter Byrne/Pool/Getty Images

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Establishment-critical narrative

Millions were spent asking how a hospital failed to stop Lucy Letby, yet the one question that mattered — did she actually do it? — was ruled out from the start. No primary evidence, no footage, just an inquiry built on a conviction now facing serious challenge. That blind spot buries the real killers: inadequate care, botched infection control and avoidable medical errors that still persist to this day.

Pro-establishment narrative

Two juries heard the evidence, weighed it and convicted Lucy Letby, and the Thirlwall report shows the Countess of Chester ignored warnings that could have saved lives. Armchair sleuths and true crime podcasters were not in that courtroom and cannot relitigate a verdict over dinner. Instead of trying to prove that Britain's most prolific child murderer is innocent, let the justice system do its job.


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