Family of Lucy Letby's victims say they'll continue to search for answers

The family of babies murdered by Lucy Letby in Cheshire say they'll continue searching for hours. Pressure is now mounting over the Countess of Chester hospital over what more could have been done to prevent so many children being killed.

The 33-year-old "rogue" nurse was convicted of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more during her shifts on the neonatal unit at the hospital over a year in 2015 and 2016.

The families of her victims have said they have been left "heartbroken, devastated, angry and feel numb" by her actions.

Through lawyers, the families have said they are not going to stop until they get answers.

Yvonne Agnew, head of Slater and Gordon's Cardiff clinical negligence department, said: "While today marks the conclusion of this trial, it is not the end of our search for answers and our fight for justice for our clients.

"We are determined that lessons are learnt by the Countess of Chester Hospital, the NHS and the wider medical profession so that no babies or parents are put in harm's way like this again."

Police are now reviewing the care of 4,000 babies who were admitted to the Countess of Chester, as well as Liverpool Women's Hospital where Letby also worked for a period of time

The Chester hospital has come under scrutiny over when it called in police and whether more could have been done to stop Letby.

Dr Nigel Scawn, medical director at the Countess of Chester Hospital, said in a statement on Friday: "Since Lucy Letby worked at our hospital, we have made significant changes to our services and I want to provide reassurance to every patient that may access our services that they can have confidence in the care that they will receive."

But he walked away without answering as a journalist asked: "Why did hospital managers try to stop Lucy Letby from being investigated?"

Letby will be sentenced on Monday.

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