A panel of expects is disputing the medical evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murdering seven newborns and trying to kill seven others.

Letby is serving 15 whole life prison sentences after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others.

The legal team for child serial killer Lucy Letby has presented "new medical evidence" from a panel of international experts as it builds a fresh challenge against her convictions. Follow the latest.

Lucy Letby's legal team has come forward with 'new medical evidence' to cast doubt on the disgraced nurse's conviction for child murder. The Brit was sentenced to life in prison in August 2023 after being found guilty of murdering seven babies, as well as the attempted murder of six others.

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The panel laid out alternative causes of death in many of the cases, including natural causes and poor medical care.

The babies were attacked by various means while the defendant worked as a nurse on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Killer nurse Lucy Letby has "hope" she will be freed from jail after her legal team claimed her convictions for murdering seven babies represented "one of the major injusticies of modern times". The mass murderer is serving 15 whole-life orders for the slaughter of seven babies and attempted murder of seven more in a year-long reign of terror.

Lucy Letby lawyers reveal ‘new medical evidence’ in news conference An international panel of experts in the care of newborn babies will present what they say is “significant new medical evidence” in the case of convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby.