Prosecution Decides to Retry Lucy Letby on Outstanding Attempted Murder Charge

Letby—who was convicted of murdering 7 babies and the attempted murder of another 6—is to face a retrial on one count of attempted to murder a girl, Child K.

Undated image of nurse Lucy Letby. Cheshire Constabulary via AP

Serial killer nurse Lucy Letby is to face a retrial on a charge of attempting to murder a baby girl after the jury was unable to reach a verdict.

Letby, 33, was given a whole life order after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016.