GUILTY UK - Nurse Lucy Letby, murder of babies, 7 Guilty of murder verdicts; 8 Guilty of attempted murder; 2 Not Guilty of attempted; 5 hung re attempted #38

[Parker Knoll]

Apparently so.

I really think Cheshire Police dropped a ball here by even announcing they were looking at possible further charges - they should have said absolutely nothing, if charges were valid just charge in due course, they didn’t need to say anything.

No doubt the simps will see this as yet another “ victory “ for the worlds unluckiest nurse.

 

[CS2C]

Lucy Letby will not be charged with any more crimes, CPS say

Detectives have not provided enough evidence that she murdered or harmed any more babies, they said. It means the 36-year-old former neo-natal nurse will escape another trial.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Some families are requesting a review of the decision.

 

[Sweeper2000]

Ooooh interesting. Wonder if its tactical pending the upcoming reviews by the CPS etc

 

[JosieJo]

An investigation update for Operation Hummingbird.

Today (Tuesday 20th January, 2026) the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced that it will not be charging Lucy Letby with any further offences after reviewing files of evidence that Cheshire Constabulary submitted in July 2025.

This is not the outcome that we had anticipated throughout our investigation; we were confident that we held enough evidence to take to the CPS. We submitted files for charging decisions in relation to nine babies – for consideration of nine offences of attempted murder and two of murder.

We believed the evidence submitted met the CPS charging standard. The CPS did not agree and despite our representations we must respect the decision that has been made.

There will be some who will feel that this is news worth celebrating. We do not share this view and would ask that people respect the privacy and feelings of the families involved.

We are deeply grateful to the experts and witnesses who have contributed to this investigation. Their input has been invaluable in answering many difficult questions on behalf of the families.

Today’s announcement does not affect or undermine the convictions of Lucy Letby for multiple murders and attempted murders of premature babies following an extensive investigation and two criminal trials, including one of the longest running murder trials in British criminal history and two unsuccessful appeals.

This decision by the CPS will have no impact on Operation Duet – our ongoing investigation into corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter at the Countess of Chester Hospital. These remain separate investigations.

Our thoughts remain with the families affected by this.

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[Parker Knoll]

Threshold lower ( and different of course ) in the civil courts however the families involved must be quite rightly devastated.
Awful.

 

[Marantz4250b]

To be honest, I get it. If these charges largely relate to attacks via dislodging breathing tubes it's incredibly difficult to prove unless there's physical or witness evidence from the time. Clearly, there isn't any of that or she would have been charged long ago.

I think there was a suggestion that her shifts at LWH had far higher rates of tube dislodgements, but you can't use pure statistics to convict someone, just like statistics weren't used in her original trials.

 

[Parker Knoll]

Exactly - they would be relying on statistics when this case has NEVER been about stats.

 

[JosieJo]

The police statement makes it quite clear that they were confident with the evidence... they are politely saying they feel their decision is wrong imo

 

[Parker Knoll]

Yep - that’s how I read it too Jo.
Police forces don’t usually make announcements like they did.
It’s all so odd …. But it’s Letby remember.

 

[Baileyboo]

The police statement makes it quite clear that they were confident with the evidence... they are politely saying they feel their decision is wrong imo

I don't think it's the evidence that's the issue. I think it's that there has been too much propaganda in the media to get unbiased jurors. The media campaign has been insane the panel of experts conference was the top item on the news. Most people don't think too deeply just watch a documentary with a doctor saying it was a miscarriage of justice and they believe it.

 

[JosieJo]

Yep - that’s how I read it too Jo.
Police forces don’t usually make announcements like they did.
It’s all so odd …. But it’s Letby remember.

It's just been on the news and the reporter said exactly that..she said the police criticised the decision and comment from them is rare

 

[Marantz4250b]

I don't think it's the evidence that's the issue. I think it's that there has been too much propaganda in the media to get unbiased jurors. The media campaign has been insane the panel of experts conference was the top item on the news. Most people don't think too deeply just watch a documentary with a doctor saying it was a miscarriage of justice and they believe it.

I'm not sure about that, tbh. It was a huge case when it started and they got a jury together.

I'm not convinced that UK juries are quite as potentially swayed as people think they are. On the whole they seem to do a pretty good, and fair, job of it. A court setting is a lot different to a TV documentary - TV docs don't go on every week day for nine months, for a start.

A "source" in the Mail article said that it would end up as a total circus, which I agree with, but that wasn't why the CPS said they weren't charing her. They've said that they don't think the evidence is sufficient and, personally, I think we have to accept that.

 

[Marantz4250b]

It's just been on the news and the reporter said exactly that..she said the police criticised the decision and comment from them is rare

Perhaps we'll see the police challenging the decision?

 

[Anxala]

I'm not sure about that, tbh. It was a huge case when it started and they got a jury together.

I'm not convinced that UK juries are quite as potentially swayed as people think they are. On the whole they seem to do a pretty good, and fair, job of it. A court setting is a lot different to a TV documentary - TV docs don't go on every week day for nine months, for a start.

A "source" in the Mail article said that it would end up as a total circus, which I agree with, but that wasn't why the CPS said they weren't charing her. They've said that they don't think the evidence is sufficient and, personally, I think we have to accept that.

Agree. It's no doubt horribly traumatic for the parents but if the evidence isn't there, then the CPS has to bow to that.

And while some are seeing this as just more proof of their 'innocent' bias, the rational amongst us will know this makes not the slightest difference to Letby's existing guilt status.

It's a pain though to have to read some of the absolutely mind-boggling cobblers, courtesy of her supporters, that this decision has generated.

 

[Marantz4250b]

I really hope this is going to be the end of things as regards LL herself and the reporting of her.

Tbh, I get the feeling that things are going to drift away from now on. The news reports will be fewer and less sensational. People will largely start to put her to the back of their minds. Her name will crop up every few years or so but I can't see it returning to the lunacy of the past few years.

In a few years when the dust has settled there will be very few people still questioning her guilt.

She'll live the next fifty years or so and when she finally goes few people will remember her, I'm guessing. It'll be ancient news by then.

 

[Baileyboo]

I really hope this is going to be the end of things as regards LL herself and the reporting of her.

Tbh, I get the feeling that things are going to drift away from now on. The news reports will be fewer and less sensational. People will largely start to put her to the back of their minds. Her name will crop up every few years or so but I can't see it returning to the lunacy of the past few years.

In a few years when the dust has settled there will be very few people still questioning her guilt.

She'll live the next fifty years or so and when she finally goes few people will remember her, I'm guessing. It'll be ancient news by then.

The criminal investigation into the managers is still ongoing. I think they are behind at least some of the innocent campaigning. The CCRC need to come to a decision. I think those two things will keep it in the news at the moment.
If/when the CCRC reject then it will slowly die a death as people get bored.

 

[joltz]

The criminal investigation into the managers is still ongoing. I think they are behind at least some of the innocent campaigning. The CCRC need to come to a decision. I think those two things will keep it in the news at the moment.
If/when the CCRC reject then it will slowly die a death as people get bored.

The CCRC are not necessarily going to reject it. They have allowed appeals for the likes of Ben Geen and Colin Norris. It could potentially go back to the court of appeal, which is where it would end. Hopefully that doesn't happen because I don't think there is actually any new evidence, just loads of misinformation and lies

Plenty more headlines to be generated yet, I think.

 

[katydid23]

No criminal charges against Lucy Letby in relation to further allegations of deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies | The Crown Prosecution Service

www.cps.gov.uk

Letby to face no further charges

I never believed she would be facing new charges. They have no way to do a real deep dive all the way back then. I don't think she was as out of control at the start of her killing spree either. I bet , at the very beginning, she just messed with the most vulnerable babies, pushed them to the brink, but it might not have seemed medically improbable they might have died from natural causes. So no one was suspicious then.

As time went on, she was more experienced, and probably more daring. IMO

I'm actually relieved they didn't try to force any new charges. If they were not absolute cut and dry cases with lots of solid evidence, it would have worked against them and made the other convictions look uncertain. imo

 

[JosieJo]

Inquests after a murder conviction?
BBC News - Lucy Letby: Inquests to open for babies killed by former nurse - BBC News
Lucy Letby: Inquests to open for babies killed by former nurse - BBC News

 

[marynnu]

Inquests after a murder conviction?
BBC News - Lucy Letby: Inquests to open for babies killed by former nurse - BBC News
Lucy Letby: Inquests to open for babies killed by former nurse - BBC News

One died at Liverpool. I'm very confused. Could it be an error in reporting and these are different babies?