Why this site exists
Seventeen babies died or suffered serious collapses on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016. Lucy Letby was convicted of seven murders and eight attempted murders across two trials in 2023 and 2024.
Since conviction, a substantial body of expert evidence has emerged that contradicts the medical case put before the jury — most prominently, a 14-member international panel of neonatologists convened by Dr Shoo Lee, which concluded in February 2025 that there was no medical evidence of deliberate harm in any of the cases reviewed. A formal application has now been filed with the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
This site compiles that evidence alongside the record of the Thirlwall Inquiry’s findings on institutional failings. Its purpose is narrow: to make the public record accessible.
Editorial principles
- Facts over opinion. Every claim links to a primary source: the Thirlwall Inquiry, a named expert report, a court judgment, or mainstream reporting.
- Both sides represented. Prosecution claims are stated alongside the counter-evidence. We do not withhold material that cuts against the post-conviction case.
- No speculation about guilt or innocence. The site does not assert that Letby is innocent; nor that she is guilty. It presents evidence and lets the reader weigh it.
- Corrections welcomed. If you believe any fact on this site is wrong or out of date, please open an issue on the repository or email the maintainer.
Primary sources
Content on this site draws on:
- The Thirlwall Inquiry — witness statements, transcripts and published evidence.
- The February 2025 International Expert Panel report convened by Dr Shoo Lee, published via Mark McDonald KC.
- Court judgments and sentencing remarks from R v Letby (2023, 2024).
- Mainstream news reporting from the BBC, The Guardian, The Telegraph, and the Chester Standard.
- Ongoing investigative coverage by Private Eye’s M.D. column.
With thanks to
This site is one of several public-interest resources on the Lucy Letby case, and would be materially poorer without the document archives and analysis built by volunteers at other sites. Where we link to primary documents they host, we credit them. Where their analyses have influenced ours, we cite them. In particular:
- lucyletbyinnocence.com — full trial and Thirlwall transcript archive, per-baby evidence.
- lucyletby.org — long-form written analysis and statistical deep-dives.
- free-lucy.com — news-style commentary and Commons / political coverage.
- triedbystats.com — the clearest visual critique of the shift-rota chart.
- science4justice.nl — scientific critiques of the insulin and air-embolism claims.
What this site is not
- Not a legal filing and not affiliated with Ms Letby’s defence team.
- Not affiliated with the Thirlwall Inquiry, any political party, or any advocacy group.
- Not a memorial site for the families; their voices, grief and rights deserve separate space and care.