Peter Hitchens: Why I'm. BEGGING you to read these disturbing new claims in the Lucy Letby case

Peter Hitchens: Why I'm. BEGGING you to read these disturbing new claims in the Lucy Letby case

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In the words I reproduce below, there is something very shocking about the Lucy Letby case. It comes from a speech made in the House of Commons last Wednesday, which I must quote exactly and fully for legal reasons.
It was greatly overshadowed by other events in Parliament that day and so has not – in my view – got the attention it deserved. Some of it is a little technical, but I think most people will be able to cope. It is also distressing, but that cannot be avoided.
It formed part of an attempt by the Rt Hon Sir David Davis, a former Cabinet Minister, to secure a retrial for Lucy Letby, now condemned to die in prison after being convicted of multiple murders and attempted murders.
Sir David told MPs of a major development in the case. 
He said: ‘Two expert neonatologists – consultant working neonatologists –are working through the cases to establish the actual causes of the babies’ deterioration and deaths. They are doing so thoroughly, so this is taking time. So far, they have completed two detailed case reviews for babies O and C. There are five more that will be completed in the near future.’
Sir David Davis is attempting to secure a retrial for killer Lucy Letby
Sir David Davis is attempting to secure a retrial for killer Lucy Letby
He continued: ‘In the case of Baby O, the prosecution claimed the baby was attacked with blunt trauma to the liver and had air injected into the nasogastric tube. 
The case notes tell a different story, showing how the doctors used excessive ventilation pressure during resuscitation, which overinflated the baby’s lungs and prevented blood from flowing back to the lungs. 
This caused the baby to desaturate his blood oxygen level repeatedly. The medical team responded by increasing the pressures even more, initiating a downward spiral in the baby’s condition. 












The overinflation of the baby’s lungs forced the diaphragm downwards, pushing the liver into the baby’s abdominal cavity.
‘The consultant in charge took a decision to insert a needle into the abdomen to release what they thought was gas pressure in the abdomen. However, this was wrongly inserted into the right side of the baby’s abdomen. 
As a result of this error, the needle penetrated the liver, causing serious internal bleeding. This was undoubtedly a significant contributory factor in the baby’s death, if not the outright cause. 
The report states that the “deterioration was predictable, and his death was avoidable and resulted from sub-optimal care”. The author of that sub-optimal care, the doctor who inserted the needle into the liver, was one of the principal accusers of Lucy Letby at the trial.’
The whole speech, which contains many more disturbing facts, is easily available on the internet in the official Hansard record of the debate, columns 964 to 972, January 8, 2025. For the sake of justice, without which not one of us is safe, I urge you to read it.


 

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