A neonatal nurse was convicted. A hospital was questioned. And the medical evidence behind one of Britain’s most disturbing modern trials is still being fiercely debated. Lucy Letby became the centre of a British true crime case involving baby deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital, allegations of murder and attempted murder, and wider claims of medical failure, institutional blindness and systemic breakdown.
This episode examines Lucy Letby through the case itself: the neonatal collapses, the Countess of Chester timeline, the prosecution arguments, the defence questions, and the expert concerns raised around air embolism, insulin and C-peptide evidence, ventilator issues, infection control and hospital negligence. We look at why the trial gripped the country, why the case remains so controversial, and how questions about possible miscarriage of justice now sit alongside the pain of the families, the legal convictions, and the public inquiry into what happened inside the neonatal unit.
Part true crime podcast, part documentary podcast and part medical real life mystery, Lucy Letby is a careful look at what really happened, what remains disputed, and why this case has become one of the most difficult true crime cases in recent British history.
Topics include
The Countess of Chester neonatal incidents
Conflicting medical interpretations
Air-embolism and ventilator-error debates
Allegations of hospital negligence
Questions around possible miscarriage of justice
Resources and Further Reading
The Nurse Who Hated Babies, 2023 – Channel 4
Lucy Letby – Wikipedia
The Thirlwall Inquiry – “The Thirlwall Inquiry
Lucy Letby International Expert Panel Press Conference - Youtube
Three bosses at Letby hospital arrested for ‘manslaughter – Press Reader
Host & Show Info
Hosts: Kyle Risi & Adam Cox
Intro Music: Alice in dark Wonderland
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