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Lucy Letby will not face further criminal charges
The Crown Prosecution Service found insufficient evidence to charge Lucy Letby with two additional deaths and seven attempted murders despite police confidence in the case.
- On Jan 20, 2026, the Crown Prosecution Service said it will not bring further charges against Lucy Letby, former neonatal nurse, and has written to families of the affected babies offering meetings to explain.
- Cheshire Constabulary passed files in July 2025 that included additional evidence for prosecutors to consider in alleged murder and attempted murder cases.
- The CPS said it had considered offences involving two infants who died and seven infants who survived, concluding the evidential test was not met in any of those cases.
- Cheshire Police said the decision was not the outcome anticipated and police expressed disappointment, while families of the affected babies face a blow and Operation Duet continues.
- Letby's convictions remain in place and 31 reports have been submitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission by 26 experts, with a public inquiry due to publish findings later this year.
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The case of Lucy Letby, sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of seven babies, still raises questions. Despite the absence of further prosecution, experts question the evidence. A mistake...
Jailed U.K. baby killer Lucy Letby will not face new charges, prosecutors say
British prosecutors said on Tuesday they would not bring any new charges of murder or attempted murder against convicted baby killer Lucy Letby, who is already serving a life sentence for the deaths of seven infants.
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