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September 2026: Thirlwall Inquiry final report published (15 September) — a complete failure to protect babies, 17 recommendations, and no finding on the guilt of Lucy Letby or her convictions · CCRC review continues · inquests relisted to 2027 · Shoo Lee Panel: no medical evidence of deliberate harm.

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Court of Appeal quashes Angela Cannings's conviction — the Cannings principle established

The Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) quashes Angela Cannings's conviction for the murder of her two infant sons. The judgment articulates the Cannings principle: where a conviction depends on medical expert evidence and reputable medical experts disagree, the conviction is unsafe. The principle applies directly to the Letby case: the post-Panel expert record is a record of reputable medical experts disagreeing with the Crown's causation experts on every indicted case.

Source: R v Cannings Court of Appeal judgment December 2003

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