I'm not actually surprised. Attempted murder is more difficult to prove as it must be shown that she intended death to occur. Proving someone's intention is extremely difficult.
Wow. I feel so bad. I was very vocal in how long it was taking the jury and I was seriously worried the entire trial would collapse / result in a hung jury.
www.bbc.co.uk
Rose West was found guilty of ten murders, but Letby’s past needs looking at thoroughly.
So what kind of action can be taken for all this? Can the families sue the NHS (no idea how it works)?The BBC investigation also found:
- The hospital's top manager demanded the doctors write an apology to Letby and told them to stop making allegations against her
- Two consultants were ordered to attend mediation with Letby, even though they suspected she was killing babies
- When she was finally moved, Letby was assigned to the risk and patient safety office, where she had access to sensitive documents from the neonatal unit and was in close proximity to senior managers whose job it was to investigate her
- Deaths were not reported appropriately, which meant the high fatality rate could not be picked up by the wider NHS system, a manager who took over after the deaths has told the BBC
- As well as the seven murder convictions, Letby was on duty for another six baby deaths at the hospital - and the police have widened their investigation
- Two babies also died while Letby was working at Liverpool Women's Hospital
Hospital bosses ignored months of doctors' warnings about Lucy Letby
Hospital bosses failed to investigate allegations and tried to silence doctors, BBC investigation finds.www.bbc.co.uk
@MadeleineMaxwell I really don’t know. Just a strange and wholly unfamiliar feeling. I must need a holiday!
Yes, and if the babies have passed away and medical evidence of their post mortems finds no health reason, it’s easier to believe that there may have been a crime. The attempts, perhaps looking like “medical incidents”, are harder to see as attempted murders.
I’ve got to admit, I just read her mum cried to police saying “ I did it, it was me, arrest me instead” to try and protect her daughter. That broke my heart
For my part, I find myself unmoved versus what the parents of the babies went through. Letby will be able to read books and watch television and receive visits from her mother and whatever else for many years.
Honestly it’s really weird to me that someone would do this. Fair enough protest their innocence but saying “I did it”? Kind of makes you wonder whether the mum knew Lucy she had it in her to murder babies.
I do too. It must be utterly heart breaking.
I guess I just can't fathom wanting to throw yourself under the bus for your child when they're a serial killer of newborn babies. If any of my kids did that, I'm afraid while a sliver of parental love would remain, they'd definitely not have my support. I would not help them. I would do everything in my power to make sure they fulfilled all legal obligations and turned themselves in and served their time. And I would mourn whatever I did wrong for them to turn out that way, and the opportunities I'd missed to get them the help they needed.
It’s very strange. I won’t speculate on Letby’s upbringing (although I am also curious) and I understand a parent supporting a child but at some point you have to say, I love you but I hate what you did. JMO.
It did take me back tbh, but I think it just showed the level of utter desperation the mum was feeling at the time: that she’d even take the blame for murdering numerous babies to protect her only child. It doesn’t take anything away from the parents of the babies, but I do feel for her mum. She’s innocent in all of this.
