Cheshire coroner says there is ‘reason to suspect unnatural deaths’, with proceedings to begin in September
A coroner has formally opened inquests into the deaths of five newborn babies Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering.
In a 20-minute hearing at Cheshire coroner’s court, the senior coroner Jacqueline Devonish heard brief details of the deaths before adjourning proceedings until September.
DI Darren Reid of the coroner’s office, said an inquest was requested into the deaths of babies known as C, E, I, O and P as there was “reason to suspect an unnatural death” at the Countess of Chester hospital.
Letby, 36, is serving 15 whole-life prison terms after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others in the year to June 2016.
