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The Royal Statistical Society reissues and expands its public commentary on the use of shift-attendance charts in healthcare-serial-murder prosecutions. The reissued statement names the Texas-sharpshooter selection-bias problem identified in the Letby trial chart and references the Lucia de Berk and Ben Geen cases as prior worked examples. The Society renews its 2011 call for statistical-evidence gatekeeping in criminal trials.
Source: Royal Statistical Society public statement, 22 April 2026 (rss.org.uk)