Lucy Letby ‘likely’ to have harmed other babies, doctor tells inquiry

Consultant who raised concerns says there could have been earlier victims she has not been convicted of killing

Lucy Letby was “likely” to have harmed more babies than those she has been convicted of murdering on a hospital neonatal unit, a senior doctor has told a public inquiry.

Dr Stephen Brearey, a consultant paediatrician who raised concerns about the nurse, told the Thirlwall inquiry he believed Letby “didn’t start becoming a killer” in June 2015 and that she may have had earlier victims.