NIGEL Farage has a “horrible feeling”; that killer nurse Lucy Letby might have been a “very convenient scapegoat”; and should be retried.
The Reform leader said there were “serious questions”; about the case which have left him with increasing doubts over her conviction in recent months.
is serving 15 whole-life orders in jail for the murder of seven babies over between 2015 and 2016.
She was also of trying to kill seven others during her time at the
Letby, 35, has always maintained her innocence and her conviction in 2023 has since been
It includes a panel of who says the prosecution misinterpreted his evidence on how air embolisms could lead to discolouration of a baby’s skin.
Several politicians have since expressed scepticism over the initial verdict, including Reform leader
Revealing why he waded into the debate, he told The Sun: “I think, as a political thought leader, it is quite right to ask questions.
“And I haven’t come out unequivocally on this, but I increasingly think that the argument for a retrial is very strong.”;
“The argument that it should be looked at again is very strong. If you look at what’s happened with the neonatal units, not just in Chester, but we could look at East Kent, we could look at two or three others, where the rates of baby death have been too high.
“I just have this horrible feeling that she might have been a very convenient scapegoat.”;
Mr Farage highlighted that since 1970 there have been 500 miscarriages of justice in Britain and he “fears this could be another one.”;
He added: “I’m not saying Lucy Letby is innocent, I’m not saying it’s all made up.
“I’ve just increasingly over the months had doubts.
“And I think having confidence in our judicial system has been a fundamental point of what has made this country great.
“We, since Magna Carta all those years ago, have had more faith in our judicial system than any other European country. Maybe even overall any other country in the world. And I think the Letby case raises serious questions.”;
The Letby case hit the headlines again this week as three former senior staff at the Countess of Chester hospital were arrested for gross negligence and manslaughter.
Cheshire Police said the arrests “did not impact on the convictions of for multiple offences of murder and attempted murder”;.
Instead the cops said the arrests related to the decision-making of the senior leadership team in the hospital during the time of the killings.
