They must have something because if they were going to use someone as a ‘scapegoat’ do you really think they would choose someone like LL who by all accounts appears to be a well liked and respected person? It would be someone who has a track record of violence or atleast a hint of something not being quite right. They’re not going to go after a young woman who appeared to love her job and lead a normal life just for a scapegoat. They must be holding something very close to their chest that can’t be refuted in this case IMO.
By all means she ‘looks’ like someone who would’ve been easily cleared had there not been evidence.. in the early days of the investigation I doubt she was the immediate focus, in other words I don’t think they’d have focused on LL unless they had good reason to. We don’t know her demeanour when talking to police, we don’t know if she went no comment or gave off red flags by acting shifty. The fact she was arrested, released and then rearrested only strengthens my belief that they found something that points to her as the perpetrator. I believe those babies were killed as that’s what the parents have also been told, I think they must have solid evidence to have held her in custody for so long. They’re not going to accuse her of murder, hold her in custody for this long and be going to trial next year if they have nothing. JMO
When people refer to her as being a Scapegoat I think they may be getting it a bit wrong, or at least missing the nuances of the situation; I don't believe for one minute (if she's innocent) that someone has actively gone out of their way in order to "fit her up" for something like this, certainly not the police and if anyone else had done then I find it inconceivable that the police would not have spotted it. If she's taking the fall for NHS failings then it will be along the lines of no one saying, or being able to say, where the police are going wrong. If you are a hospital manager in a department that had had excess deaths that you knew were likely down to your and your subordinates mismanagement and the police had someone in the frame which removed you from the equation then there is little incentive to speak up.
I agree that she certainly isn't the type you'd select to fit-up but if the police had identified her on their own then you might argue that someone who was more responsible might rationalise that she's worth the collateral damage; she's unmarried, no kids, maybe hasn't got much family other than parents so far fewer other people to be affected by her going away for ever.
You may be right that they may have something irrefutable against her. It's certainly a possibility but if what they have is so irrefutable then I'd question as to why this case is quite so enormous; I appreciate that there a lot of potential victims and lots of charges each of which need to be given individual consideration and then the defence needs to be given their chance to refute but a six month trial involving "irrefutable" levels of evidence sounds almost like a contradiction-in-terms. Also, how is it that this evidence only came to light in November, or thereabouts, after years of investigation by both the hospital and the police?
I accept without reservation that she might be guilty. There is, however, something about this case, about this defendant, about these particular circumstances which seem strange and "off" as myself and others have described it. Something feels different here but I can't quite put my finger on what that is.
This isn't just me and a few others on here saying it either, there are loads of discussion sites out there where people are saying essentially the same thing - that she just doesn't fit any sort of profile we've seen in other serial murderers - people who seem in no way connected to her or the area. The "Wisdom Of Crowds" thing is real and is why the bookies are so good at predicting election results. Often more accurately than the opinion pollsters. So many unconnected people saying essentially the same thing cannot be easily dismissed.
I've never been bothered or concerned about criminals, especially those who have committed heinous crimes, being given very long sentences including whole life ones. I just can't get away from the feeling that something is very wrong with this one though. The prospect of Lucy Letby being given a while life order, which she almost certainly will be if convicted, I find deeply unsettling for some reason. A reason I just can't fathom for the life of me.
