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.
Case summary
The charges, verdicts and current legal status — count by count — and the difference between conviction, appeal, retrial, CCRC review and public inquiry.
Original trial (2022–23)
Indictment of 17 counts across 17 babies (Child A–Q). Seven counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder returned guilty verdicts. Other counts returned not-guilty verdicts or no agreed verdict.
Retrial (2024)
Retrial in 2024 returned a guilty verdict on one further count of attempted murder (Child K).
Sentence
Fifteen whole-life orders.
Direct appeal
Refused at the single-judge and full-court stages in 2024.
Each row links to the per-child page where the trial evidence, jury direction, post-conviction expert review and primary sources are laid out.
| Child / count | Allegation | Verdict / outcome | Source strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child A Twin 2, male; 31+2 weeks, 1.66 kg | Air embolism injected intravenously. | Convicted Court findingMurder — convicted (2023) | 1Court/official |
| Child B Twin 1, female; 31+2 weeks, 1.69 kg (twin sister of Child A) | Air embolism attempt. | Convicted Court findingAttempted murder — convicted (2023) | 1Court/official |
| Child C 30+1 weeks, 800 g, severe intrauterine growth restriction | Air pushed into stomach via NG tube. | Convicted Court findingMurder — convicted (2023) | 1Court/official |
| Child D Term; 37+1 weeks, 3.13 kg, female | Air embolism. | Convicted Court findingMurder — convicted (2023) | 1Court/official |
| Child E Twin 1, male; 29+5 weeks, 1.327 kg (twin brother of Child F) | Air embolism / deliberate bleeding from NG tube. | Convicted Court findingMurder — convicted (2023) | 1Court/official |
| Child F Twin 2, male; 29+5 weeks, 1.434 kg, borderline IUGR | Exogenous insulin added to TPN bag. | Convicted Court findingAttempted murder (insulin) — convicted (2023) | 1Court/official |
| Child G 23+6 weeks, 535 g, female | Deliberate over-feeding causing aspiration. | Convicted Court findingAttempted murder x2 — convicted (2023) | 1Court/official |
| Child H 34+4 weeks, 2.33 kg, female | Air embolism / airway interference. | No verdict Court findingAttempted murder — not guilty on one count, jury failed to agree on another | 1Court/official |
| Child I 27 weeks, 970 g, female, intrauterine growth restriction | Repeated air-in-stomach attacks. | Convicted Court findingMurder — convicted (2023) | 1Court/official |
| Child J Twin, female; 32+2 weeks, 1.709 kg | Unspecified act. | No verdict Court findingAttempted murder — jury failed to agree | 1Court/official |
| Child K 25 weeks, 692 g, female (footling breech) | Dislodged ET tube; Dr Jayaram's eyewitness account. | Convicted Court findingAttempted murder — convicted at retrial (2024) | 1Court/official |
| Child L Twin 1; 33+2 weeks, 1.465 kg, severe intrauterine growth restriction | Insulin in feeds. | Convicted Court findingAttempted murder (insulin) — convicted (2023) | 1Court/official |
| Child M Twin 2, male; 33+2 weeks, 1.703 kg, severe intrauterine growth restriction | Air embolism. | Convicted Court findingAttempted murder — convicted (2023) | 1Court/official |
| Child N Twin 2, male; 34+4 weeks, 1.67 kg, severe IUGR; moderate haemophilia (factor VIII 3%) | Airway interference / injection. | No verdict Court findingAttempted murder — jury failed to agree | 1Court/official |
| Child O Triplet 2, male; 33+2 weeks, 2.02 kg (preterm) | Air into stomach, liver trauma. | Convicted Court findingMurder — convicted (2023) | 1Court/official |
| Child P Triplet 1, male; 33+2 weeks, 2.066 kg (preterm) | Air into stomach. | Convicted Court findingMurder — convicted (2023) | 1Court/official |
| Child Q 31+3 weeks, 2.076 kg, male | Air into stomach. | No verdict Court findingAttempted murder — jury failed to agree | 1Court/official |
Sources: trial sentencing remarks (Mr Justice Goss, August 2023); 2024 retrial sentencing remarks; Court of Appeal record. The Court of Appeal record is the authoritative public statement of which counts resulted in conviction.
These terms are often used interchangeably. They are not the same. Each has its own statutory basis, its own threshold and its own remedies.
The convictions themselves are court findings — labelled on this site as Court finding and source-level 1Court/official. Statements from the February 2025 Shoo Lee International Expert Panel and other post-conviction experts are post-conviction expert claims — labelled as Post-conviction expert claim and source-level 2Expert/professional. The two are not interchangeable. Expert disagreement does not by itself overturn a verdict; it is one of the things the CCRC weighs against the real-possibility test.