A police investigation at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby murdered seven babies and attempted to kill seven others has been expanded to consider whether there was evidence of gross negligence manslaughter. 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.” An undisclosed number of suspects have been notified by the force, he added, before stressing that “no arrests or charges have yet been made”. The senior investigating officer said: “This is a separate offence to corporate manslaughter and focuses on the grossly negligent action or inaction of individuals. It is important to note that this does not impact on the convictions of Lucy Letby for multiple offences of murder and attempted murder.” Referring to the gross negligence manslaughter investigation, Det Supt Hughes said: “We will not be confirming the number of people involved or their identity. Both the corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter elements of the investigation are continuing and there are no set timescales for these.”
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