Lucy Letby is innocent.

I had no view on this case until a few weeks ago, except I assumed Letby must be guilty.  Now, having watched quite a lot of stuff, and done some reading, I am convinced that Letby is innocent, and her conviction stinks.   Here's why:

- Letby had worked in the Hospital for 4 years before unexplained deaths began. She was well regarded and a Senior Nurse in the Unit.  Having recently bought a house she was working a lot of overtime.

- the Unit had issues, - known drainage problems that had brought raw sewage to the sinks where Nurses washed their hands, and it was cramped for space.

- despite these issues, the Trust decided to send the most critically ill babies there, and also sent them in increasing numbers.

- most of the Doctors did not have the additional neonatal training to deal with the more complex issues these babies presented

- then, babies began to die in increased numbers, and the Doctors did not know why. Despite the fact they were dealing with babies whose health conditions made them much more susceptible to health hazards in the Unit, plus the lack of properly trained staff, and the excessive workload, the spotlight fell on Letby, simply because she had been on duty for many, - but not all, - of the deaths.  She was effectively scapegoated by the Doctors.   

- when Letby was removed from the Ward, the Trust also stopped sending the most critically ill babies there, so the death rate dropped.

- there would have been no trial if Evans had not volunteered himself as an expert witness, and then, after a very brief examination of the medical records, pronounced that babies were being murdered. In another trial a very Senior Judge pronounced his evidence worthless.

- since the Trial, top Neonatologists have voiced grave doubts about the theories presented by Evans at trial, and 14 experts have carried out a detailed examination of the same medical records.  They have  concluded that all the deaths occurred because of inherent health issues and poor clinical care. 

- it seems the Police suffered conviction bias, deciding very early on that Letby was guilty.   Consequently, they just looked for evidence against her, whilst ignoring anything to the contrary, including unexplained events that occurred after she left the Unit.

- Letby had no motive, and the case against her was entirely circumstantial.  No one saw her doing anything suspicious.   Also, key information was withheld from the Jury.  A note written by her as part of a standard counselling process, was misrepresented at the Trial as a confession. It wasn't, and in fact, contained contradictory statements

In summary, no babies were murdered.  Letby was scapegoated, and a gross miscarriage of justice has occurred.  A dedicated innocent Nurse is now facing life in Prison for 'crimes' that simply did not happen.