Serial baby killer Lucy Letby will not be facing any more charges despite police investigating her alleged involvement into nine other deaths.
Letby, from Hereford, murdered seven infants and attempted to kill seven more between June 2015 and June 2016 at the Countess of Chester Hospital – making her the UK’s most prolific child killer.
Police had passed on a file of evidence relating to the murder of two babies and the attemped murder of seven more.
But the Crown Prosecution Service said the evidence did not meet the standard for any more charges.
Cheshire Constabulary said: ‘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.
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‘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.’
Mark McDonald, barrister at Furnival Chambers, commented: ‘Lucy Letby has always maintained her innocence – she has never hurt a child and never would.
‘It is vital that the case is now referred back to the Court of Appeal as a matter of urgency.
’31 reports have been submitted to the CCRC, compiled by 26 internationally renowned experts, which provide overwhelming evidence that no babies were murdered.
‘The reality is that a young innocent woman is in prison for crimes she has not committed.’
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