Police who investigated the hospital where Lucy Letby killed seven babies and tried to kill seven others have expanded their space to include a great negligence.
An investigation into corporate homicide was launched in October 2023 after the trial and conviction of ex-nurse Letby.
But Cheshire Constabulary has now expanded their investigation to determine whether the manslaughter of gross negligence has taken place.
In a statement, detective superintendent Paul Hughes said: “It is a separate violation of corporate homicide and focuses on the grossly negligent conduct or actions of individuals.
“It is important to note that it does not affect Lucy Letby’s convictions for multiple offenses of murder and attempted murder.”
Det Supt Hughes added: “Those identified as suspects were notified. We will not confirm the number of people involved or their identity as no arrests or charges have been made yet.
‘Both corporate homicide and gross negligence men’s slabs of the investigation continue and there are no set time scales for this.
“We are investigating the deaths and non-lethal crashes of infants in the neo-natal units of both the Counties of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women’s Hospital between the period of 2012 to 2016, is also underway.
“Our priority is to maintain the integrity of our continued investigations and to support the many families who are at the heart of it.”
Letby, 35, of Hereford, serves 15 orders for all life after being convicted of two hearings at Manchester Crown Court after being convicted of killing seven babies and trying to kill seven others, and making two attempts to make one of her victims between June 2015 and June 2016.
Last month, an international panel of neonatologists and pediatric specialists told reporters that bad medical care and natural causes were the reasons for the crashes and deaths.
Their testimony was passed on to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which investigates possible miscarriages of justice, and Letby’s legal team hopes that her case will be referred to the Court of Appeal.
The public investigation will be back in Liverpool City Hall for the closure of submissions on March 17, and the findings of Lady Justice Thirlwall are expected this fall.
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