Government orders independent inquiry into Lucy Letby murders

Inquiry will look at circumstances surrounding babies’ deaths at Countess of Chester hospital

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Ministers have announced an independent inquiry into how the neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was able to murder seven babies and attempt to kill six others before she was reported to police.

The inquiry, announced by the health secretary, Steve Barclay, will be independent from the NHS and government and involve input from families, but it will not be a formal statutory inquiry, under which witnesses can be compelled to give evidence.

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