Lucy Letby update as police make new arrest after raiding property | UK | News
Detectives have arrested a suspect on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in connection with the investigation into murderous nurse Lucy Letby.
Cheshire Constabulary said a search warrant was executed at a property on Wednesday, the man was arrested and later released on bail pending further investigation. Letby, 35, from Hereford, is serving 15 life sentences after being found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others between June 2015 and June 2016 at Manchester Crown Court. Letby was working as a nurse in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital when the babies were attacked in a variety of ways. In a statement released on Thursday, the police force said: “On Wednesday 22 April officers from Cheshire Constabulary executed a search warrant at a property in connection with Operation Duet.
“Operation Duet is an ongoing investigation into corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
“One person was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. They were later released on bail pending further investigation.
“Currently the search of the property has been completed.
“Both the corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter elements of the investigation are ongoing and there is no set timeline for these.”
Letby, a former neonatal nurse, was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill a further seven at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.
An investigation was launched following unusual deaths and collapses that occurred three years after he started working in the hospital’s neonatal unit.
In November 2020, Letby was charged with seven counts of murder and 15 counts of attempted murder involving 17 babies.
In August 2023, he was found guilty of seven counts of murder and attempted murder, acquitted of two counts of attempted murder, and the jury was unable to reach a verdict on a further six counts.
Letby received 14 life sentences. One of the unsolved attempted murder charges was retried in July 2024, resulting in his 15th life sentence.
