Child serial killer Lucy Letby has lost her Court of Appeal bid to challenge her convictions.
At a two-and-a-half day hearing last month, Letby’s lawyers asked senior judges for approval to bring an appeal against her convictions for the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others.
At a short hearing on Friday, Dame Victoria Sharp, sitting with Lord Justice Holroyde, said they had refused Letby’s request.
Letby currently serving 14 whole-life sentences
Lucy Letby is currently serving 14 whole-life sentences after she was found guilty of killing 7 babies, and trying to kill 6 more. She was convicted of the offences committed while working at the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016.
The former nurse from Hereford was convicted after a 10 month trial at Manchester Crown Court in August last year.
During the trial, the jury couldn’t reach verdicts on six counts of attempted murder, relating to five children. Letby faces a retrial in June on a count of attempted murder of a baby girl, ‘Child K’, in February 2016.
Bid for appeal denied
The 34-year old put forward 4 grounds of appeal in April of this year.
Dame Victoria said: “Having heard her application, we have decided to refuse leave to appeal on all grounds and refuse all associated applications.
“A full judgment will be handed down in due course.”
As the judges have declined to give the go-ahead for the challenge, this ruling marks the end of the appeal process for Letby.
The full details of Letby’s appeal and the reasons for the judges’ decision were not made public for legal reasons.
Dame Victoria previously said it could be reported that her appeal was argued on four points related to the judge at her trial refusing legal applications.
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Child serial killer Lucy Letby has lost her Court of Appeal bid to challenge her convictions.
At a two-and-a-half day hearing last month, Letby’s lawyers asked senior judges for approval to bring an appeal against her convictions for the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others.
At a short hearing on Friday, Dame Victoria Sharp, sitting with Lord Justice Holroyde, said they had refused Letby’s request.
Letby currently serving 14 whole-life sentences
Lucy Letby is currently serving 14 whole-life sentences after she was found guilty of killing 7 babies, and trying to kill 6 more. She was convicted of the offences committed while working at the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016.
The former nurse from Hereford was convicted after a 10 month trial at Manchester Crown Court in August last year.
During the trial, the jury couldn’t reach verdicts on six counts of attempted murder, relating to five children. Letby faces a retrial in June on a count of attempted murder of a baby girl, ‘Child K’, in February 2016.
Bid for appeal denied
The 34-year old put forward 4 grounds of appeal in April of this year.
Dame Victoria said: “Having heard her application, we have decided to refuse leave to appeal on all grounds and refuse all associated applications.
“A full judgment will be handed down in due course.”
As the judges have declined to give the go-ahead for the challenge, this ruling marks the end of the appeal process for Letby.
The full details of Letby’s appeal and the reasons for the judges’ decision were not made public for legal reasons.
Dame Victoria previously said it could be reported that her appeal was argued on four points related to the judge at her trial refusing legal applications.
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