Six revelations as Lucy Letby inquiry hears how nurse was able to murder babies

A public inquiry investigating how killer nurse Lucy Letby was able to murder and injure newborns at the hospital where she worked began on Tuesday (September 10) and has uncovered six major revelations.

The former nurse, 34, is currently 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, at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Letby, who proclaims her innocence, saw a first attempt to appeal her convictions denied by the Court of Appeal in May. An inquiry investigating how she was able to carry out her crimes was launched two months later, but has only just begun.

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The Thirlwall inquiry, led by Lady Justice Kathryn Thirlwall, was delayed by a retrial and subsequent unsuccessful appeal following the initial nine-month-long court proceedings, the Mirror reports.

The inquiry, being held at Liverpool town hall, will investigate how she was able to carry out the murders and attempted murders, with inquiry investigators looking at three specific subject areas around the events that took place between 2015 and 2016.

They are the experiences of the victims' parents, the conduct of staff at the Countess of Chester with regards to Letby's employment as a neonatal nurse, and the effectiveness of NHS management.

Here are six revelations that emerged on the first day of the public inquiry:

A fellow nurse had messaged Letby on Whatsapp expressing concerns about the deaths of three babies, the inquiry heard.

The nurse, known as Nurse T, specified she was not suspicious but felt the situation was "unusual and unexplained". Ms Langdale,