Lucy Letby Faces Possible Additional Charges as Prosecutors Review Evidence

Prosecutors are considering bringing further charges against Lucy Letby following the deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at hospitals where she worked. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) received a \"full file of evidence\" from Cheshire Police regarding incidents at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women's Hospital. Former neonatal nurse Letby, 35, is serving 15 life sentences for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others, one of whom on two occasions, at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016. Cheshire Police has been investigating other incidents going back to 2012, covering Letby's career and training in Liverpool.

The force said it had \"submitted a full file of evidence to the CPS for charging advice\". Cheshire Police said the file regarded its \"ongoing investigation into deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the neonatal units of both the Countess of Chester Hospital and the Liverpool Women's Hospital as part of Operation Hummingbird\". The number and exact nature of the potential new offences has not been revealed and it is not known how long it could take the CPS to decide whether to bring new charges. A CPS spokesperson said: \"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.\" Before charging a suspect, prosecutors have to be satisfied they have sufficient evidence for a \"realistic prospect of conviction\". The Daily Mail reports that the government's most senior lawyers, including Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson and Attorney General Lord Hermer KC, will be involved in the decision-making process.