Staff at hospital where Lucy Letby murdered babies being investigated for gross negligence manslaughter - Cheshire police has not disclosed which staff members were being treated as suspects, their roles,

Detectives have upgraded their criminal investigation against the Countess of Chester Hospital from a corporate manslaughter inquiry following the Lucy Letby murders

Detective Superintendent Paul Hughes said: ‘In October 2023 following the lengthy trial and subsequent conviction of Lucy Letby, Cheshire Constabulary launched an investigation into corporate manslaughter at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Staff at the hospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby worked could face gross negligence manslaughter charges, police have said. Cheshire Constabulary said suspects had been identified and notified in connection to the probe into baby deaths between 2012 and 2016.

Cheshire Police said it opened a corporate manslaughter investigation at the Countess of Chester Hospital in October 2023. Det Supt Paul Hughes said: "As our enquiries have continued, the scope of the investigation has now widened to also include gross negligence manslaughter.

British police said on Thursday they had widened an investigation into manslaughter at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby, who was convicted of killing seven babies, had worked.

Detectives who investigated the murders of babies, leading to the conviction of nurse Lucy Letby, have launched new probes into whether anyone should be charged with gross negligence manslaughter. Letby is serving 15 whole life orders in prison after being convicted of killing seven babies,