Lucy Letby quizzed in jail over MORE baby deaths at Countess of Chester Hospital

Lucy Letby was convicted of multiple murders and attempted murders of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital where she worked as a neo-natal nurse and is serving life

Lucy Letby has been quizzed about more baby deaths, police have confirmed.

The killer nurse was interviewed under caution in prison, over unexpected deaths and collapses of infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

She was also questioned – for what is believed to be the first time – about cases at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, where she trained as a student.

The 34-year-old former neo-natal nurse was convicted for murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital over a 13-month killing spree.

She is serving a rare whole-life sentence. Police interviewed her following a review of all 4,000 babies she cared for during her career, which dates back to January 2012.

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 is currently incarcerated in HMP Bronzefield, in Ashford, Surrey, which caters for category A women prisoners. The interview was pre-arranged and her legal representative was present.

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 Lucy 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.