Lucy Letby trial: why the babies remain anonymous

None of the 17 babies involved in the trial have been named and nine hospital staff cannot be identified

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The trial of Lucy Letby was conducted amid levels of press secrecy for victims and witnesses rarely seen outside proceedings involving matters of national security.

Reporting restrictions meant the media did not name any of the 17 babies who formed part of the charges and could not identify nine of the doctors and nurses who worked alongside Letby on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital.

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