Lucy Letby quizzed by police in prison over more baby deaths at hospital

Serial baby killer Lucy Letby has been quizzed by police about further deaths. Cheshire Police has confirmed that the 34-year-old former NHS nurse was recently interviewed under caution in prison.

The interview was in connection with the unexpected deaths of infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital, where she worked as a neonatal nurse. She was also quizzed about non-fatal collapses of infants at the hospital.

And for what is believed to be the first time, Letby was also questioned about cases at Liverpool Women's Hospital, where she trained as a student. Letby is currently incarcerated at the category A prison HMP Bronzefield, the Mirror reports.

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She is serving a rare whole-life sentence at the prison in Ashford, Surrey, after being convicted for murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital over a 13-month killing spree. Police interviewed her following a review of all 4,000 babies she cared for during her career, which dates back to January 2012.

The interview was pre-arranged and her legal representative was present. A Cheshire Police spokesperson said: "We can confirm that, following agreement, Lucy Letby has recently been interviewed in prison under caution in relation to the ongoing investigation into baby deaths and non-fatal collapses at the Countess of Chester Hospital and the Liverpool Women's Hospital. Further updates will follow."

Letby, from Hereford, was convicted last year of seven charges of murder and seven of attempted murder – one child she tried to kill twice. She was subsequently found guilty of an eighth attempted murder charge against another premature baby girl, following a retrial in July.

She is serving 15 whole-life tariffs and earlier this year was refused leave to appeal her convictions, meaning she will die in jail. The nurse was on duty, or had been working the shift prior, for 12 of 13 baby deaths that occurred at the Countess between March 2015 and July 2016.

The new interviews come as the Letby inquiry continues. The Thirlwall Inquiry will examine events at the Countess of Chester Hospital, following the multiple convictions of the former neonatal nurse for murder and attempted murder of babies in 2015 and 2016.

Witnesses are barrister Louis Browne KC; former Senior Coroner for Cheshire, Alan Moore, and Helene Donnelly, ambassador for cultural change, who raised concerns at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust.