A consultant paediatrician who gave evidence at the trial of
Lucy Letby, has called for "grossly
negligent" executives at the Countess of Chester hospital, to be
investigated by the police for corporate manslaughter.
Dr Dewi Evans, 74, a National Crime Agency accredited expert,
who has given evidence in hundreds of cases since 1988, said he would ask
Cheshire constabulary to investigate the hospital management's "grossly irresponsible" failure to
act.
Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies and
attempting to kill another six after a 10-month trial at Manchester crown
court. The government have already announced that there will be a public
inquiry into the case. What drove Letby to murder the infants under her care,
remains unclear. The prosecution suggested that her motivation may have stemmed
from a need for attention or sympathy or she liked "playing God."
Criminologist, Professor David Wilson, who has researched why
nurses kill in hospital settings, told a BBC Panorama documentary, that Letby
really didn't fit the profile of a "healthcare
serial killer." He told Panorama, "She is very social, she is very socialized, she has friendship groups,
she has people in the hospital who befriend her, mentor her."
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