To think that Lucy Letby will get a new trial?

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NameChangeMay2026 · 28/05/2026 17:40

The previous thread on Letby is almost full. Posting here for traffic.

If we have any lawyers here, what do you think the likelihood is of Letby getting a new trial? I'm a layperson, but I'm going to guess that she will get one. It seems that many, many rebuttals have appeared since her conviction.

YABU - she will not get a new trial. The case is settled.
YANBU - the new evidence/discussion is compelling and she will probably get a re-trial.

I've been mainly convinced of her guilt, but I have started reading the free Private Eye series on the case by Phil Hammond. Now I don't know what to think. Here's the series, if anyone wants to read it. https://www.private-eye.co.uk/special-reports/lucy-letby

Special Report: The Lessons of the Lucy Letby Case

After Lucy Letby was convicted in August 2023 of murdering seven babies, a number of experts contacted Eye columnist MD because they

https://www.private-eye.co.uk/special-reports/lucy-letby

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NameChangeMay2026 · Today 17:15

Brokentoes85 · Today 16:23

They all think with the documentaries a fair retrial is v v hard to achieve. They also think quashing it is also v difficult aswel because of the families wanting "justice". All we know is the conviction is not safe.

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But they think she will get a re-trial, even with all the difficulties?

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kkloo · Today 16:37

Agree with the snowball effect, however the police and CPS should have done better, it shouldn't have mattered to them what the consultants thought. Of course they gave them a theory and pointed them in that direction, but I'm sure the police encounter that all the time but on a smaller and less complicated crime, they still have to do their job properly.

Another thinks she is guilty because the CPS and police only bring cases in the first place if they have lots of good evidence.

Yes, if I'd been a juror for a case held in 2022/2023 I would have believed that this evidence must be robust and tested, I would never in a million years have thought that they could have or would have put forward a case that was so amateur and misleading. I obviously realise now that that is very naive but it just wouldn't have occurred to me that they would have ever done otherwise. I

Don't feel bad about it, plenty of people believe things like that. I know of someone who's actually done jury service and claims to think no case would get to court if the system didn't already know the person was guilty. Head in hands! There are pros and cons to the jury system, and one of the definite downsides is that lots of people have very odd ideas.

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