{"id":98280,"date":"2023-09-25T18:15:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/?p=98280"},"modified":"2023-09-25T18:15:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:15:48","slug":"why-is-lucy-letby-having-a-retrial-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/world-news\/why-is-lucy-letby-having-a-retrial-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Lucy Letby having a retrial? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LUCY Letby will face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a child, it has been announced.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old was found guilty in August 2023 of murdering seven babies in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Cheshire where she worked in 2015 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/undated-handout-file-photo-issued-847682993-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>What was Lucy Letby&#x27;s initial sentence?<\/h2>\n<p>Letby, 33, was given a whole life order when sentenced last month &#8211; meaning she would die behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>Only three other women have been given a\u00a0whole life terms in the UK &#8211; serial killers Rose West,\u00a0the late Moors Murderer\u00a0Myra Hindley\u00a0and\u00a0Joanna Dennehy.<\/p>\n<h2>Why is Lucy Letby having a retrial?<\/h2>\n<p>Jurors at her ten-month trial at Manchester Crown Court were unable to reach verdicts on six counts of attempted murder relating to five children.<\/p>\n<p>The Crown Prosecution Service said on September 25 2023 it would pursue a retrial on one of the outstanding charges.<\/p>\n<h2>Read More On Lucy Letby<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24120815-1695651370603.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24120815-1695651370603.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24120815-1695651370603.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PRISON LIFE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Inside cushy prison where Lucy Letby will die &#8211; with inmates treated as equals<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24113543-1695629534082.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24113543-1695629534082.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24113543-1695629534082.jpg\"><\/picture><span>KILLER NURSE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Lucy Letby faces retrial for trying to kill one baby after murdering 7 others<\/h3>\n<p>Letby, from Hereford, is accused of attempting to murder a baby girl, known as Child K, in February 2016.<\/p>\n<p>She denied all the offences during her previous trial and earlier this month formally lodged an appeal against her convictions.<\/p>\n<p>She appeared at the September 25 hearing via videolink from HMP New Hall, whose other inmates have included serial killer West who was transferred there in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Letby spoke only to confirm her name while sitting behind a desk in a conference room at the jail in Flockton, West Yorkshire.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/da-doc-comp-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>DOCTOR TRAGEDY<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>This Morning star\u2019s cause of death revealed as family share tribute<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DD-jill-dando_COMP-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FINDING JILL&#8217;S KILLER <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Criminal&#8217;s chilling theory revealed in hunt for Jill Dando&#8217;s killer<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/TM-comp-Eternal.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SHOCK SPLIT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Louise Redknapp breaks silence on Eternal feud as she quits tour over &#8216;gay&#8217; row<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/TM-comp-RashCrash-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>RASH CRASH <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Gran left shaken after crash with Rashford&#8217;s \u00a3700k Rolls had no idea who he was<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>When will Lucy Letby&#x27;s retrial be and what happens during one?<\/h2>\n<p>A provisional trial date was today set for June 10 2024, with an estimated length of two to three weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing was held at Manchester Crown Court where the retrial is also scheduled to take place.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution and the defence will offer evidence and have the opportunity to call witnesses on the charge Letby faces.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/w4xn8f-signage-hm-prison-new-847764677.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/m35d4h-aerial-view-hmp-new-421181245-1.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/24123780\/lucy-letby-retrial-reasons-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LUCY Letby will face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a child, it has been announced. 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