To the Countess of Chester Hospital, where three hospital managers have been arrested as part of a corporate manslaughter probe relating to the conviction of nurse Lucy Letby. Cheshire police have confirmed that the hospital bosses have been arrested today on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. They have been bailed pending further inquiries.
It follows Letby’s guilty verdict in 2023, where the nurse was found to have murdered seven babies and attempting to murder six others between June 2015 and June 2016. In 2024, after a retrial, she was found guilty of trying to murder another girl – known as Baby K – and has been sentenced to another whole life term. The 34-year-old has been handed 15 life sentences in total.
Commenting today, detective superintendent Paul Hughes said:
In October 2023 following the lengthy trial and subsequent conviction of Lucy Letby, Cheshire Constabulary launched an investigation into corporate manslaughter at the Countess of Chester Hospital. This focuses on senior leadership and their decision making to determine whether any criminality has taken place concerning the response to the increased levels of fatalities.
In March 2025 the scope of the investigation widened to also include gross negligence manslaughter. This is a separate offence to corporate manslaughter and focuses on the grossly negligent action or inaction of individuals. It is important to note that this does not impact on the convictions of Lucy Letby for multiple offences of murder and attempted murder.
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