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Lucy Letby: how the nurse’s trial unfolded and timeline of events
We review the the trial and investigation, after the nurse was sentenced for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others at Countess of Chester Hospital
Andrea Downey
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Posted 21 August 2023 - 13:26
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