On the issue of whether the Dr A relationship was ever ' consummated' or was what we'd expect from a typical extra marital affair I think that Hummingbird must, as a matter of course, have gathered detailed evidence on LL's London trip* in summer 2017 . ( Which hotel, dates, number of rooms booked etc. Am speculating one room, one night. I've no idea if, generic illicit couples' idea of a ' good time' is outlet shopping vs booking a Travelodge located at a retail park . )
Although there was no need to present that* at the trial, I wonder if more of their communications & texts will form part of the Inquiry, (or at least the ones which haven't been deleted. Isn't he on record somewhere vouching for her during the phase of doubt? Ditto records where she's artfully pumping him for info to see what the 'Gang of Four' are saying about her? Pros didn't need to present that to trial, he wasn't the Defendant, but it might be material to Inquiry's investigations. )
On the shame front, considering her background ( and possibly her faith - if she was still a practising Pentecostal ) I also imagine she wouldn't want to admit even flirtation with a man who was married with children.
Secondly, on the HR policy front maybe she also couldn't admit it? Countess must have had policy rules on fraternisation, like most organisations/professions. Hopefully somebody who's NHS will chip-in and tell us whether there was a risk that Dr A & LL would have to notify, if they embarked on an actual affair. ( I am not suggesting they were involved in a physical affair, just interested as to what the incentives were for hush-hush between LL and her close female pals. Places I've worked, couples would be happy to be split across sites or departments or line management so that no accusations of conflict of interest, favouritism etc. I've never worked in anything NHS -related so IDK. eg You shoudn'y do a performance review on somebody or line manage them if you're......)
Third, her criminal needs & her fig-leaf/shield for professionalism wouldn't allow her to admit that a flirtation/dalliance with a senior doc - registrar Dr A - provided extra benefits in terms of protection, shield and info source.
Dr A probably meets all kinds of needs for her ( attention, self-esteem, reassurance that she's a normal young woman who's 'fanciable' etc) but imo her primary driver is to kill and for that she needs not to be detected
When another medic raised concerns after a baby fell ill, Letby sought reassurance from Dr A. He messaged her saying: "No more doubt, it is not you, it is the babies." He added: "You are one of a few nurses in the region (I've worked pretty much everywhere) that I would trust with my own children."
During the harrowing trial, it was alleged Letby carried out some of the sickening attacks to get the attention of a doctor, known as Doctor A, on the neonatal unit.
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