May 2026: Thirlwall Inquiry report delayed to at least September 2026 · six-baby inquests relisted to 2027 · CCRC review active · Shoo Lee Panel: no medical evidence of deliberate harm.
Outcome: Transferred, later died of unrelated cause
Gestation: 25 weeks
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Dislodged ET tube; Dr Jayaram's eyewitness account.
Method alleged: Deliberate dislodgement of the endotracheal tube.
Prosecution experts: Dr Dewi Evans; Dr Jayaram (treating consultant witness).
Panel: ET-tube dislodgement is a common and expected event at 25 weeks; no evidence of interference.
No contemporaneous physical evidence of interference. Conviction rested on Dr Jayaram's eyewitness account of walking into the nursery and finding Letby standing over Child K with the ET tube dislodged and the alarm silenced. Independent analysts have catalogued material differences between his 2016 contemporaneous clinical note and his 2024 oral testimony.
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