PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Multiple whole-life orders imposed on her mean she will die in prison. But did she have a fair trial? The Mail on Sunday today publishes a summary of the many doubts about this case, the weakness (and absence) of evidence, the wrong conclusions drawn from statistics. Some doubt that any crimes were committed at all. Voices speaking out against the safety of the convictions now include the distinguished barrister Adam King and the retired Supreme Court Judge Lord Sumption. This controversy has undoubtedly been distressing for the parents of those babies. This newspaper has the greatest sympathy with them. But if an injustice has been done, then it must be righted. We do not say that Ms Letby is innocent. What we do say is that there is now so much doubt, the Criminal Cases Review Commission should urgently refer the matter to the Court of Appeal."
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STORY: "Mail Sunday Comment: Send Letby Case Back to Court, published by The Daily Mail, on May 3, 2025.
GIST: "There are growing concerns about the case of the former nurse Lucy Letby (pictured), 35, convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more
If we are serious about the punishment of crime, we have to be sure we are punishing the right person.
Long prison terms meet a reasonable public demand to see the criminal pay. They deter crime.
But what if an innocent person goes to jail? Imagine the horror of being locked up for years for a crime you did not commit.
A society in which such miscarriages were ignored would not be safe or just.
The recent case of Andrew Malkinson, wrongly imprisoned for a rape he absolutely did not commit, is a distressing example.
Now there are growing concerns about the case of the former nurse Lucy Letby, 35, convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more.
Multiple whole-life orders imposed on her mean she will die in prison. But did she have a fair trial?
The Mail on Sunday today publishes a summary of the many doubts about this case, the weakness (and absence) of evidence, the wrong conclusions drawn from statistics.
Some doubt that any crimes were committed at all.
Voices speaking out against the safety of the convictions now include the distinguished barrister Adam King and the retired Supreme Court Judge Lord Sumption.
This controversy has undoubtedly been distressing for the parents of those babies. This newspaper has the greatest sympathy with them.
But if an injustice has been done, then it must be righted. We do not say that Ms Letby is innocent.
What we do say is that there is now so much doubt, the Criminal Cases Review Commission should urgently refer the matter to the Court of Appeal.
The entire story can be read at:
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