June 10: Neonatal Nurse Lucy Letby: The Telegraph (Reporter Sarah Knapton) puts another doctor who has accused Lucy Letby of harming babies under the spotlight. (The first is retired pediatrician consultant Dr. Dewi Evans). Dr. Ravi Jayaram has come under heavy criticism for allowing himself to be pictured in promotional materials for a 'racecourse' which shows him enjoying a day at the races holding a race card and a drink - while in the minds of her many supporters (as in my mind HL) - one imagines the wrongfully convicted nurse languishing in a prison cell...Dr Jayaram was one of several consultants at the Countess of Chester Hospital who accused Letby of harming babies in 2015 and 2016. His testimony has been questioned, and the reliability of his evidence forms part of Letby's application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which looks at potential miscarriages of justice. In the case of one child – Baby K – Dr Jayaram told jurors he had caught Letby standing by the infant's incubator, not intervening or calling for help, as the baby collapsed. He also accused her of dislodging the baby's breathing tube. However, during the Thirlwall Inquiry, which is examining how Letby's actions could have been prevented, an email came to light that appeared to contradict his account. The email, written by Dr Jayaram in 2017, stated that Letby had called him to help after she noticed low levels of oxygen in the baby's blood. It also put the baby's death down to "extreme prematurity", appearing to contradict the claim that Letby had dislodged a breathing tube."

PASSAGE ONE OF THE DAY: "Since she was convicted, dozens of eminent scientists, doctors, nurses, criminologists and statisticians have come forward to question how the evidence was presented to the jury."

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PASSAGE  OF THE DAY: "Dr Jayaram was the only medical witness able to link Letby directly to the babies' deaths. He did not mention the Baby K incident until 2017, at a time when police were hesitant to launch an investigation into the nurse. Sir David Davis, the former Brexit secretary, has written to Cheshire Constabulary asking the force to launch a formal perjury investigation into Dr Jayaram. Sir David said there was a "clear and concerning" discrepancy between the sworn evidence presented in court, and the email's contents. Judges hearing Letby's appeal said "legitimate criticism" could be made of Dr Jayaram's evidence. They wrote: "Although he believed that Letby had deliberately dislodged the endotracheal tube, he had said nothing at the time nor for many months thereafter. There was an inconsistency between his evidence and the contemporaneous records."------------------------------------------------------

PASSAGE THREE OF THE DAY: "Mark McDonald, Letby's barrister, said Dr Jayaram was "central" to the initial police investigation and told The Telegraph the email played an "important part" in his submission to the CCRC."

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STORY: "Racecourse pulls Letby accuser from adverts," by Sarah Knapton, published  by The Telegraph, on June 1, 2026. (Sarah Knapton is the Science Editor of The Telegraph and has covered all areas of science since 2013.)

PHOTO CAPTION: "Dr Ravi Jayaram is pictured holding a racecard in a promotional image used on the Visit Cheshire website."

A doctor who accused Lucy Letby of harming babies has been removed from online advertising for Chester Racecourse.

Dr Ravi Jayaram was pictured on the Visit Cheshire website in promotional material for the racecourse, which shows him enjoying a day at the races holding a racecard and a drink.

The images were replaced after being described as a "shocking misjudgment" on social media.

 The marketing team behind the photographs said it had "updated" them following a request from the racecourse, which said it wanted to avoid upset.

Dr Jayaram was one of several consultants at the Countess of Chester Hospital who accused Letby of harming babies in 2015 and 2016. 

His testimony has been questioned, and the reliability of his evidence forms part of Letby's application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which looks at potential miscarriages of justice.

In the case of one child – Baby K – Dr Jayaram told jurors he had caught Letby standing by the infant's incubator, not intervening or calling for help, as the baby collapsed. He also accused her of dislodging the baby's breathing tube.

However, during the Thirlwall Inquiry, which is examining how Letby's actions could have been prevented, an email came to light that appeared to contradict his account.

The email, written by Dr Jayaram in 2017, stated that Letby had called him to help after she noticed low levels of oxygen in the baby's blood. It also put the baby's death down to "extreme prematurity", appearing to contradict the claim that Letby had dislodged a breathing tube.

Marketing Cheshire, which was responsible for the publicity for Visit Cheshire, said the pictures of Dr Jayaram had been taken before any concerns had come to light surrounding his testimony in the Letby case. 

The company said Dr Jayaram had been known to the photographer because of his links with amateur dramatics.

A Marketing Cheshire spokesman said: "In 2024, we commissioned new photography to support our promotion of Chester and Cheshire's attractions. 

The photographer recruited local actors and models for the shoots, including Dr Jayaram. 

We have updated the images on our website following a request from Chester Racecourse."

Chester Racecourse said it had asked for the images to be updated to "avoid upset".

Dr Jayaram was the only medical witness able to link Letby directly to the babies' deaths. 

He did not mention the Baby K incident until 2017, at a time when police were hesitant to launch an investigation into the nurse.

Sir David Davis, the former Brexit secretary, has written to Cheshire Constabulary asking the force to launch a formal perjury investigation into Dr Jayaram. 

Sir David said there was a "clear and concerning" discrepancy between the sworn evidence presented in court, and the email's contents.

Judges hearing Letby's appeal said "legitimate criticism" could be made of Dr Jayaram's evidence.

They wrote: "Although he believed that Letby had deliberately dislodged the endotracheal tube, he had said nothing at the time nor for many months thereafter. There was an inconsistency between his evidence and the contemporaneous records."

Letby is serving 15 whole life terms for the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of seven more. 

Since she was convicted, dozens of eminent scientists, doctors, nurses, criminologists and statisticians have come forward to question how the evidence was presented to the jury.

Cheshire Constabulary has said it believed Letby had a fair trial. She has lost two attempts to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal.

Mark McDonald, Letby's barrister, said Dr Jayaram was "central" to the initial police investigation and told The Telegraph the email played an "important part" in his submission to the CCRC.

The Telegraph has contacted Dr Jayaram for comment."

The entire story can be read at:


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/01/chester-racecourse-pulls-letby-accuser-images-from-websi

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:  I am monitoring this case/issue/resource. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system.  Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com.  Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog. FINAL WORD:  (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases):  "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."Lawyer Radha Natarajan: Executive Director: New England Innocence Project; FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions.   They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they've exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true;