British child serial killer Lucy Letby to bring further conviction appeal bid next month

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British Child Serial Killer Lucy Letby To Bring Further Conviction Appeal Bid Next Month
The offences took place at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit, where Letby worked as a nurse, between June 2015 and June 2016. Photo: PA
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By Tom Pilgrim, PA

British child serial killer Lucy Letby is set to pursue a challenge against her most recent conviction at the UK Court of Appeal next month.

Court staff confirmed on Friday that the former nurse was bringing a bid to appeal against her conviction for attempted murder in July.

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Judges will consider the case at a hearing on October 24th, according to court listings.

In August 2023, Letby, of Hereford, was sentenced to 14 whole life orders after she was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others, with two attempts on one of her victims.

The offences took place at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit, where Letby worked as a nurse, between June 2015 and June 2016.

Judges rejected her bid to challenge these convictions in a ruling in May.

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She was later sentenced to an additional whole-life order for the attempted murder of a baby girl after a retrial in July.

A court order prohibits reporting of the identities of the surviving and dead children involved in the case.

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