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Cheshire constabulary rejects criticism by David Davis over Letby investigation

Force issues strongly worded rebuttal after Tory former cabinet minister alleges ‘egregious failures’ in call for review The police force that conducted the investigation into Lucy Letby has made a strongly worded… Grouped from 2 articles across 1 sources.

2 reports1 sourceMar 27, 2026, 3:49 PM
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The GuardianMar 27, 2026, 3:49 PM

Cheshire constabulary rejects criticism by David Davis over Letby investigation

Force issues strongly worded rebuttal after Tory former cabinet minister alleges ‘egregious failures’ in call for review The police force that conducted the investigation into Lucy Letby has made a strongly worded public statement rejecting criticism after David Davis called in parliament for a review of the case. The Conservative former cabinet minister, who last year said Letby had suffered “a clear miscarriage of justice” , said Cheshire constabulary had approached the investigation into deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester hospital with too much focus on suspecting Letby, and made “egregious failures” in not following guidelines and best practice, including in the appointment of expert witnesses. Continue reading...

The GuardianMar 26, 2026, 8:41 PM

David Davis says Cheshire police made ‘egregious’ failures in Lucy Letby investigation

Conservative former cabinet minister says nurse convicted of murdering seven babies has suffered a miscarriage of justice The police force that conducted the investigation into the nurse Lucy Letby made “egregious” failures and did not follow official guidance or best professional practice, David Davis has said in parliament. Speaking in the final parliamentary debate before the Easter recess, the Conservative former cabinet minister made a series of criticisms of Cheshire police and said Letby has suffered a miscarriage of justice. Continue reading...

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