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An anonymous whistleblower releases a 150-page report, hosted on lucyletby.org, on how Operation Hummingbird took shape as a Letby-focused investigation from its May 2017 opening. The report argues the mortality rate was misrepresented to police, the Beverley Allitt analogy shaped internal framing from day one, and alternative causes of the cluster were not systematically considered.
Source: lucyletby.org — 'Why (and How) the Hummingbird Flew'