According to a source from HMP Bronzefield, where Lucy Letby is detained, the killer nurse serving 15 whole-life orders for murdering babies gets plenty of visits
Lucy Letby has been receiving “a lot of legal visits” which is “unusual” for a convicted prisoner, a source has claimed.
The 35-year-old former nurse is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, with two attempts on one of her victims, between June 2015 and June 2016. She is jailed at HMP Bronzefield in Ashford, Surrey.
A prison source said Letby is allowed a visit every week, which means she can spend more time with her parents, John and Susan Letby. The Bronzefield insider claimed that aside from her parents, the only people they have seen visit Letby in prison are members of her new legal team, which she appointed in September last year.
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Speaking to the Daily Mail, the source said: “She still has a lot of legal visits, which is unusual for a convicted prisoner. Obviously staff can’t be part of those meetings, but there is a lot of talk about what might go on in them.”
It has been claimed the frequent visits from lawyers could mean Letby is planning how to clear her name from her prison cell, even though she has had two applications to challenge her convictions rejected by the Court of Appeal.
Letby’s legal team, led by barrister Mark McDonald, submitted evidence from a panel of international experts to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in April this year in a bid to have her convictions overturned.
The CCRC examines miscarriages of justice and its experts claim no murders took place, but assert that the babies died or collapsed due to natural causes or poor care. The flurry of recent visits could be due to the fact that police this week sent a further file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service relating to baby deaths and collapses at other hospitals where Letby was employed.
The allegations are now being considered by lawyers at the CPS. The number and exact nature of the potential new offences has not been made public yet and it could take weeks before a decision is made on whether to charge Letby with more offences.
In a statement, a CPS spokesman said: “We can confirm that we have received a full file of evidence from Cheshire Constabulary asking us to consider further allegations in relation to deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women’s Hospital. We will now carefully consider the evidence to determine whether any further criminal charges should be brought. As always, we will make that decision independently, based on the evidence and in line with our legal test.”
A spokeswoman for Cheshire Police said: “We can confirm that Cheshire Constabulary has submitted a full file of evidence to the CPS for charging advice regarding the ongoing investigation into deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the neo-natal units of both the Countess of Chester Hospital and the Liverpool Women’s Hospital as part of Operation Hummingbird.”
The Daily Mail reports consideration of any new charges will involve the Government’s most senior lawyers, including Stephen Parkinson, the director of public prosecutions, and Attorney General Lord Hermer KC.