Experts Quit Lucy Letby’s Defence Team Over ‘Scientific Credibility’ Concerns
Some of the arguments inconsistent with ‘available evidence, science and established physiology’, say pair
TL;DR
- Two experts, Helen Shannon and Geoff Chase, have withdrawn from Lucy Letby's defense team.
- Their withdrawal is due to concerns about the "scientific credibility" of some defense arguments.
- The experts stated that some arguments were "inconsistent with the available evidence, science and established physiology".
- Shannon and Chase previously authored a report casting doubt on Letby's convictions for poisoning two babies with insulin.
- They still believe it's "very unlikely" those two infants were poisoned but cannot support other defense arguments.
- Letby's barrister, Mark McDonald, asserts that new expert evidence "fundamentally undermines the scientific evidence relied upon at trial".
- The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is considering a dossier of evidence for Letby's appeal.
- A public inquiry into the murders is set to publish its findings soon, expected to highlight missed opportunities by hospital bosses.
- A criminal investigation into potential corporate manslaughter is ongoing at the Countess of Chester hospital.