Lucy Letby studied serial killer Beverley Allitt as part of university training

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Lucy Letby studied serial killer Beverley Allitt as part of university training
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The Thirlwall Inquiry is examining how Letby was able to attack and murder babies at the Countess of Chester hospital's neonatal unit

Lucy Letby studied fellow child serial killer Beverley Allitt as part of her nursing training at the University of Chester . The Thirlwall Inquiry, an inquiry into how Letby was able to attack and murder babies on the Countess of Chester hospital's neonatal ward in 2015 and 2016, opened today , Tuesday, August 10 with a statement which referenced nurse Allitt, who attacked children at the Grantham and Kesteven Hospital, in Lincolnshire, in 1991, and killer GP Harold Shipman.

” Ms Langdale said some of the key questions the inquiry will ask will be what they parents were and were not told about the likely causes of death or injury of their babies; what information they were given by the hospital in respect of any concerns about Letby’s conduct; was the hospital candid with parents; and was there a cover up? The senior barrister added: “It is important that we stress at this early stage that the inquiry’s unwavering focus will not be examining the convictions, but...

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