Archive · 20 Jan 2026
No Further Charges for Lucy Letby
Lucy Letby is a nurse who was found guilty of killing seven babies and trying to kill seven more while working in a hospital.
She is already serving a very long prison sentence.
The prosecutors, who are like the people who decide if someone should be punished, said they won't charge her with any more crimes because they don't have enough proof for other cases.
This means she won't go to trial again for these other incidents.
Some people, like her lawyer, believe she is innocent and want the case to be reviewed again.
The police are still investigating other possible crimes at the hospital.
Lucy Letby, 36, is already serving a whole life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more.
Prosecutors announced no further criminal charges will be filed against her regarding additional allegations.
The crimes occurred between June 2015 and June 2016 while she worked in a neonatal unit in northern England.
Letby is considered Britain's worst serial child killer of modern times.
The decision was made based on insufficient evidence for further charges.
- Who
- Lucy Letby, a 36-year-old nurse
- What
- No further criminal charges will be filed against her
- When
- The decision was announced on January 20, 2024
- Where
- The crimes occurred in a neonatal unit in northern England
- Why
- Prosecutors found insufficient evidence for additional charges
- Name
- Lucy Letby
- Age
- 36
- Convictions
- Murder of 7 babies, attempted murder of 7 more
- Sentence
- Whole life sentence
- Location
- Northern England
- Time Period
- June 2015 to June 2016
- Role
- Nurse in neonatal unit
- Additional Allegations
- 8 attempted murders, 1 murder, 2 linked to a single child
- CPS Decision
- Insufficient evidence for further charges
- Public Inquiry
- Findings to be published later in 2024