Lucy Letby’s case continues to be discussed as the Thirlwall hearings proceed, with columnist Peter Hitchens arguing that the inquiry’s extent is difficult to justify if new developments suggest there may not have been murders.
Hitchens writes that, weeks into the hearings, Letby’s defenders present the judge with an “exit” from what he describes as a dead end created by the inquiry’s terms and remit. He characterizes the investigation as a two-year process costing about £18 million, and he asserts that it now appears increasingly likely that the number of alleged murders will not be sustained.
The two provided sources are both opinion pieces from the Daily Mail outlets and do not add new adjudicated findings. Their shared emphasis is on questioning whether the inquiry’s framing matches the evidence as it emerges during the Thirlwall hearings, rather than presenting new factual determinations.
