Lucy Letby denied leave to appeal

[Viviennemary]

Just heard on the news Lucy Letby the convicted serial killer has been denied leave to appeal. Good decision I think. She should stay behind bars for the rest of her life.

Read the piece in the New Yorker about it. Very interesting.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/20/lucy-letby-was-found-guilty-of-killing-seven-babies-did-she-do-it

This link doesn't work. I have read it is unaccessible from the UK

Given that we don't know the reasons for denying the appeal its hard to say whether its the right decision or not.

Lucy Letby is being retried for baby K, next month. As a result there is limited information allowed in the media, so she can get a fair trial.

I feel this is wrong, everyone should have a right to appeal - however until Baby K case has a trial I can understand why they have said no at this time: If media reports that they have barred all future appeals are correct I feel that decision is wrong as there are so many cases where new techniques in analysing evidence have been introduced and convictions have been over turned.

It must be incredibly difficult for the families however and there does need to be a balance between a fair process, new evidence and techniques and them being not dragged through appeals time and time again.

Hope the bitch rots in hell.

And that other page doesn’t work either, in fact I got an ominous message saying this page is almost certainly not the one you’re looking for,” so god knows what that is but seems dodgy to me.

Which would happen if an appeal found the same evidence as the original trial…

I worry that it's the wrong verdict. That has happened before to another nurse.

Me to, admittedly though ive not read about it extensively.

Well, that article does make me think differently about the case .

Ok, well you go off and worry, the rest of us will be pleased that on the face of overwhelming evidence and the brutality those Babies endured, justice has at least been served. Our thoughts are with them.

That New Yorker article is shocking. If that is correct then it looks like an innocent young woman has been sent to jail for the rest of her life.

Then maybe you should,

I’d like to know why leave to appeal was denied.
The fact they aren’t saying why has me wondering. If the request didn’t meet one of the allowable reasons for appeal- then why not release that?
What is the big secret?

It is an uncomfortable case.

I am not saying I’m convinced she’s innocent, far from it; but I’m not convinced she’s guilty either.

I can’t read the article, does anyone have a link that works?

Well it’s good news it’s irrelevant what you think. The judge and jury matter,

This is why we don't have the death penalty. You can't for certain know that someone committed a murder unless there's DNA evidence or a clear confession to someone else of guilt.

Have you read the New Yorker article?

Read all about it and listened to the podcast and think the verdict was correct given the evidence.

But, I still think it strange and wrong that she wasn't given the right to appeal.

And with no reason given..why? That is worrying.

As do the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Really your hinging it on the New Yorker? Do you understand some of the violence perpetuated in those babies,?

None of the links are working.
They all direct to this page.
Maybe someone who can see it could c&p?

well as she has no right to appeal I’m not sure I agree,,