A panel of expects is disputing the medical evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murdering seven newborns and trying to kill seven others.

The legal team for child serial killer Lucy Letby has presented "new medical evidence" from a panel of international experts as it builds a fresh challenge against her convictions. Follow the latest.

Lucy Letby's legal team has come forward with 'new medical evidence' to cast doubt on the disgraced nurse's conviction for child murder. The Brit was sentenced to life in prison in August 2023 after being found guilty of murdering seven babies, as well as the attempted murder of six others.

Letby is serving 15 whole life prison sentences after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others.

The panel laid out alternative causes of death in many of the cases, including natural causes and poor medical care.

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Letby, 35, is currently serving 15 whole-life sentences after she was convicted of the murder of seven newborn babies and the attempted murder of seven others during her time as a neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.

Experts in the care of newborn babies have presented what they say is 'significant new medical evidence' in Lucy Letby's case.