Lucy Letby’s legal team says that it will reveal fresh evidence that “significantly undermines” her convictions on Monday, according to a press note.
The former neonatal nurse is currently serving 14 life sentences for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of seven more, following her conviction in 2023.
Following the conviction, the 34-year-old was given a whole life tariff, meaning that she would never be eligible for parole and would die behind bars.
But since the verdict, thousands of social media users as well as expert statisticians, scientists and medical professionals have come forward to cast doubt on the fairness of the trial and ultimately the safety of her conviction.
The discussion on the safety of Letby’s conviction has been condemned by the families of the victims, who labelled them “hurtful and distasteful.”
Doubts over the conviction have even been raised by MPs, with former Conservative Party leadership candidate Sir David Davis saying this year that he is “90 odd per cent sure” that Letby is innocent and should be given a fresh trial.
Mark McDonald, Letby’s new barrister, has issued a press notice announcing that the team will disclose “fresh developments on the case” on Monday afternoon.
The press note added: “At the conference [on Monday] we will also be announcing new evidence which significantly undermines the convictions.”
Since the verdict, several details have come to light which have cast doubt on the evidence presented to the jury during the trial.
Statisticians told the BBC’s Panorama programme that they believed that statistical data which showed that Letby was the only person present on each of the deaths in question, might be flawed due to the deaths omitted from the evidence. Other statisticians have dismissed these criticisms.
Cheshire Police is currently investigating around 4,000 babies who were in Letby’s care between 2012 and 2015 while she was a nurse at the Countess of Chester and Liverpool Women’s Hospital.
Earlier this month, Letby was interviewed by police about more deaths and collapses of babies at both hospitals during the time that she worked there.
Mr McDonald said his client had voluntarily attended the interview, had not been arrested and maintained her innocence.
Letby’s barrister says that he has spoken with 50 experts in neonatology, pathology and statistics who were willing to question the evidence against her.
The prosecution has said Letby was convicted on a multitude of evidence from specialists, and that the defence could have called rebuttal witnesses but chose not to.
