Child serial killer Lucy Letby will face no further criminal charges after 'evidential test' not met

Lucy Letby will face no additional criminal charges relating to further allegations involving infant deaths and non-fatal collapses, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.

Prosecutors determined that evidence submitted by Cheshire Constabulary failed to satisfy the required evidential threshold.

Frank Ferguson, head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: "We received a file of evidence from Cheshire Constabulary in July 2025 asking us to consider further allegations against Lucy Letby, 36, relating to deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women's Hospital."

"Following a thorough review of that evidence, we have decided that no criminal charges should be brought in respect of those further allegations."

The 36-year-old former nurse is currently serving 15 whole-life terms after being found guilty of killing seven babies and attempting to kill seven others while working on a neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016.

Letby has consistently denied any wrongdoing throughout the legal proceedings.

Her attempts to overturn the convictions proved unsuccessful, with the Court of Appeal rejecting two separate challenges during 2025.

The crimes took place at the Countess of Chester Hospital, where she was employed as a neonatal nurse during the period in question.

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