Dear Chief Constable,   We write today to raise serious concerns formally. These concerns relate to the conduct and integrity of Cheshire Constabulary’s investigation under Operation Hummingbird, in respect of the Lucy Letby case at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The issues outlined below, based on direct observations made during both the trial and the Thirlwall Inquiry, raise concerns about the professionalism, fairness, transparency, and thoroughness of the investigation

The justice system is not weakened by revisiting cases — it is strengthened by it. When serious, evidence-based concerns are raised by leading professionals across multiple disciplines, ignoring them does not protect justice; it risks undermining it. The conviction of Lucy Letby has reached a point where credible doubt can no longer be dismissed as fringe opinion or emotional reaction. This is not about denying tragedy or diminishing loss. It is about whether the conviction i

When medical care goes wrong, people are not looking for a fight. Patients and families want answers, honesty, and reassurance that lessons will be learned. Yet the UK’s adversarial justice system treats medical cases as battles to be won, rather than truths to be understood. Nowhere is this mismatch more damaging than in healthcare — and especially in cases involving allegations of serious criminal wrongdoing by medical professionals. It is time to recognise that the adversa

Manchester November 15th 2025