Staff at the hospital where Lucy Letby worked could face criminal prosecution for alleged “gross negligence”, police confirmed on Thursday night.The former neonatal nurse, 35, is serving 15 whole life terms in prison after being found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder a further six while working at the Countess of Chester hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.

An investigation into corporate manslaughter was launched in October 2023 following the trial and conviction of the ex-nurse - but Cheshire Constabulary have now widened their probe.

The lawyers representing child killer Lucy Letby believe she is a victim of a monumental miscarriage of justice after she was given 15 whole life orders for the mass killings of babies at the Countess

British police said on Thursday they had widened an investigation into manslaughter at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby, who was convicted of killing seven babies, had worked.

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Hospital bosses have been blamed for failing to do more while Lucy Letby was murdering babies across the neonatal ward at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester

The lawyer representing Lucy Letby insists police are making a 'huge mistake' after broadening their investigation into the hospital where she worked.

Police who announced hospital staff could now face manslaughter charges have made a "huge mistake" the lawyer for killer nurse Lucy Letby has claimed. | ITV News Granada

A number of staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital have been identified as suspects in a police investigation into corporate manslaughter. Cheshire Police says it has now widened the scope of its investigation to include gross negligence manslaughter,