Lucy Letby Innocence

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    Pre-trial matters

    01.  04/10/2022: Discussion Re Lucy Letby's Circumstances and Fitness to Attend ~ (AI  Summary)
    02.  06/10/2022: Application Re Witness Anonymity and Special Measures  ~ (AI Summary)
    03.  07/10/2022: Ruling on Special Measures, Amendment to the Indictment, Jury Matters, Defence Application Re Expert Evidence  ~ (AI Summary)

    The First Week

    04.  10/10/2022: The Charges, Jury Directions, Prosecution Opening Speech
    05.  11/10/2022: Prosecution Opening Speech (continued)
    06.  12/10/2022: Prosecution Opening Speech (continued)
    07.  13/10/2022: Prosecution Opening Speech (continued), Defence Opening Speech
    08.  14/10/2022: Dr Dewi Evans

    Babies A & B

    09.  17/10/2022: Mother, father & grandmother of Babies A & B (statements), Claire Hocknell (Police Analyst)
    10.  18/10/2022: Claire Hocknell & Kate Tyndall (Police Analysts)
    11.  19/10/2022: Claire Hocknell cont., Melanie Taylor.   Witness statements (Dr Lorraine Dinardo - obstetrician & gynaecologist, Midwife Rachel Wright, Dr Gail Beech, Dr Emily Thomas, Dr Andrew Brunton, Dr Theresa MacCarrick, Dr Sally Ogden)
    12. 20/10/2022: Melanie Taylor cont., Dr David Harkness
    Witness Statements (Dr Christopher Wood, Lisa Walker, Laura Eagles, Elizabeth Marshall, Minna Lappalainen, Joanne Williams, [Mother of non-indictment baby], Kathryn Percival-Ward, Ailsa Simpson)
    13. 21/10/2022: Prof Owen Arthurs, Caroline Bennion, Nurse A
    14. 24/10/2022: Nurse A cont., Dr Rachel Lambie, Dr Ravi Jayaram
    15. 25/10/2022: Dr B, Dr Dewi Evans, Dr Sandie Bohin
    16. 26/10/2022: Dr Sandie Bohin cont., Claire Hocknell, Summary of Police Interviews with Lucy Letby.   Baby C: Parents of Baby C (statement), Kate Tyndall

    Also see Prof Sally Kinsey's testimony on day 40 and Dr Marnerides' testimony on days 97-98

    Baby C

    Evidence for Baby C began on day 16

    17. 27/10/2022: Kate Tyndall, Claire Hocknell, Dr Sally Ogden, Dr Gail Beech, Yvonne Griffiths
    18. 28/10/2022: Joanne Williams, Sophie Ellis, Melanie Taylor
    19. 31/10/2022: Nurse B, Dr Katherine Davis, Dr John Gibbs
    20. 01/11/2022: Dr John Gibbs cont., Dr Dewi Evans, Dr Sandie Bohin.   Witness statements (Dr Andrew Brunton, Bernadette Butterworth, Dr Catherine Collins)
    21. 02/11/2022: Dr Sandie Bohin cont., Summary of interview with Lucy Letby

    Also see Dr Sally Ogden's statement and Prof Owen Arthurs' testimony on day 28 and Dr Marnerides' testimony on days 97-98

    Baby D

    22. 03/11/2022: Mother of Baby D, Father of Baby D (statement), Kate Tyndall
    23. 04/11/2022: Claire Hocknell, Caroline Oakley
    24. 07/11/2022: Dr Andrew Brunton, Dr Joanne Davies, Lisa Walker, Midwife Julie Robson (statement), Midwife Anna McManus(statement)
    25. 08/11/2022: Dr Sarah Rylance, Nurse C, Dr Emily Thomas (statement), Elizabeth Marshall (statement)
    26. 09/11/2022: Dr Elizabeth Newby, Katherine Percival-Calderbank, Dr Dewi Evans
    27. 10/11/2022: Housekeeping (Juror off sick)
    28. 11/11/2022: Dr Sally Ogden (statement re Baby C), Prof Owen Arthurs (Babies C & D), Dr Sandie Bohin, Kate Tyndall, Summary of Interview with Lucy Letby

    Baby E

    29. 14/11/2022: Parents of Babies E&F, Claire Hocknell, Kate Tyndall
    30. 15/11/2022: Dr Christopher Wood, Nurse B.    Witness statements (Midwife Susan Brookes, Caroline Oakley, Shelley Tomlins)
    31. 16/11/2022: Dr C, Dr Emily Thomas, Belinda Williamson
    32. 17/11/2022: Dr David Harkness
    33. 18/11/2022: Dr Dewi Evans, Dr Sandie Bohin, Claire Hocknell, Summary of interview with Lucy Letby

    `Also see Prof Sally Kinsey's testimony on day 40

    Baby F

    34. 21/11/2022: Juror off sick
    35. 22/11/2022: Claire Hocknell, Dr Gail Beech
    36. 23/11/2022: Shelley Tomlins, Dr Sally Ogden, Sophie Ellis, Belinda Williamson
    37. 24/11/2022: Dr C, Dr John Gibbs, Nurse C
    38. 25/11/2022: Dr Anna Milan, Prof Peter Hindmarsh, Dr David Harkness
    39. 28/11/2022: Dr Saladi, Dr Alison Ventress, Nurse B, Nurse A
    40. 29/11/2022: Prof Sally Kinsey (Babies A, B, E & F), Pharmacist Ian Allen
    41. 30/11/2022: Dr Dewi Evans, Dr Sandie Bohin, Claire Hocknell, Yvonne Griffiths, Kate Brammall, Kate Bissell, Cheryl Cuthbertson-Taylor, Valerie Thomas, Dr Simon Wood (statement), Laura Netherton (statement), Summary of Interview with Lucy Letby

    Baby G

    42. 01/12/2022: Kate Tyndall, Dr Alison Ventress, Parents' witness statements
    43. 02/12/2022: Dr Alison Ventress cont, Vicky Blamire, Nurse E, Ailsa Simpson, Dr Lara Bunni (statement), Valerie Dale (statement)
    44. 05/12/2022: Juror off sick
    45. 06/12/2022: Witness statements (Valerie Thomas, Lisa Walker, Nurse A, Dr Pek Wan Lee)
    46. 07/12/2022: Juror off sick

    Application by the Defence:
    47. 08/12/2022: Application by the Defence to admit the RCPCH report into evidence

    Baby G continued:
    48. 12/12/2022: Dr Stephen Brearey, Dr David Harkness, Christopher Booth, Dr Dewi Evans, Dr Sandie Bohin
    49. 13/12/2022: Dr Sandie Bohin cont., Kate Tyndall, Claire Hocknell, Nurse B, Medical engineer Stuart Eccles (statements)
    50. 14/12/2022: Nurse B cont., Dr Peter Fielding, Dr John Gibbs, Caroline Bennion, Eirian Powell
    Witness Statements (Valerie Thomas, Dr Rachel Chang, Dr Alison Ventress, Prof Simon Kenny, Dr Stavros Stivaros)
    51. 15/12/2022: Dr David Harkness

    Application by the Defence:
    52. 09/01/2023: Application by the Defence to exclude the evidence of Dr Dewi Evans and to introduce evidence of bad character
    53. 10/01/2023: Mr Justice Goss: refusal of Defence application, 2 jurors absent

    Baby G continued...
    54. 18/01/2023: Dr Dewi Evans, Dr Sandie Bohin, Summary of interview with Lucy Letby.   Baby H: Parents' statements, Kate Tyndall, Claire Hocknell

    Baby H

    Evidence for Baby H began on day 54

    55. 19/01/2023: Dr Alison Ventress, Nurse D, Nurse A.    Witness statements (Deborah Moore, Dr Jonathan Ford, Dr Khalil Varghese, Nurse B, Dr David Harkness, Dr Rhiannon Austin, Dr Jessica Scott)
    56. 20/01/2023: Dr Ravi Jayaram, Dr John Gibbs
    57. 23/01/2023: Shelley Tomlins, Dr Matthew Neame, Dr Satyanarayana Saladi, Christopher Booth, Dr Astha Soni (statement), Dr Sanjeev Rath (statement)
    58. 24/01/2023: Dr Dewi Evans, Dr Sandie Bohin, Summary of interview with Lucy Letby

    Baby I

    59. 25/01/2023: Mother of Baby I (statement x 2), Claire Hocknell, Kate Tyndall, Dr Balamurugan Palanasami (statement)
    60. 26/01/2023: Bernadette Butterworth, Claire Hocknell, Kate Tyndall.  Witness statements (Nurse C, Dr Sally Ogden, Yvonne Griffiths, Nicola Simmons, Lisa Walker, Nurse A, Dr A, Dr David Harkness)
    61. 27/02/2023: Dr Lucy Beebe, Ashleigh Hudson, Dr Matthew Neame

    Application by the Defence:
    62. 31/01/2023: Application by the Defence for Disclosure concerning the police investigation and the selection of cases

    Baby I continued:
    63. 01/02/2023: Dr Matthew Neame, Dr Elizabeth Newby, Claire Hocknell, Dr Ravi Jayaram, Kate Tyndall.   Witness statements (Ekaterina Clegg, Laura Eagles, Caroline Oakley, Dr David Harkness)
    64. 02/02/2023: Claire Hocknell, Kate Tyndall, Ashleigh Hudson.   Witness Statements (Shelley Tomlins, Joanne Williams, Laura Eagles, Dr David Harkness, Dr Srinvasaro Babarao)
    65. 03/02/2023: Prof Owen Arthurs on Babies E, F, G, H & I, Dr Rachel Chang.   Witness Statement (Caroline Oakley, Dr Bhuvaneshwari Ladde, Christopher Booth, Melanie Taylor, Valerie Thomas)
    66. 06/02/2023: Juror absent (bereavement)
    67. 09/02/2023: Dr John Gibbs, Dr Dewi Evans (also includes cross-examination regarding Lord Justice Jackson's criticisms of a previous report), Dr Sandie Bohin
    68. 10/02/2023: Dr Sandi Bohin cont., Summary of interview with Lucy Letby.   Baby J: Mother of Baby J, Kate Tyndall

    Baby J

    Evidence for Baby J began on day 68

    69. 13/02/2023: Kate Tyndall, Claire Hocknell, Mary Griffith, Dr John Gibbs, Dr Stephen Brearey. Witness statements (Dr Rhiannon Austin, Dr Daphne Chong, Dr Sarah Wood, Caroline Oakley, Dr Rachel Chang, Ailsa Simpson)
    70. 14/02/2023: Nicola Dennison, Dr Kaliyilil Verghese, Dr Dewi Evans, Dr Sandie Bohin, Claire Hocknell, Summary of interview with Lucy Letby

    Babies L & M

    71. 15/02/2023: Parents of Babies L&M (statement), Midwife Susanne Boggan (statement), Baby L: Dr Sudeshna Bhowmik, Amy Davies, Dr Anthony Ukoh
    72. 16/02/2023: Babies L&M: Mary Griffith, Belinda Williamson. Baby L: Tracey Jones, Dr A, Dr John Gibbs
    73. 20/02/2023: Baby L: Anna Milan, Dr Gwen Wark, Witness statements (Dr Sarah Davies, Karen Morris, Ian Allen, Dr Stephen Brearey, Gemma Webster), Summary of interview with Lucy Letby. Baby M: Kate Tyndall
    74. 21/02/2023: Babies L&M: Mary Griffith, Nurse B. Baby M: Dr Anthony Ukoh
    75. 22/02/2023: Baby M: Dr Ravi Jayaram, Dr A, Belinda Williamson, Ashleigh Hudson (statement), Dr Cassandra Barrett (statement), Samantha O'Brien (statement), Laura Eagles (statement), Baby L: Valerie Thomas, Bernadette Butterworth,
    76. 23/02/2023: Baby M: Dr John Gibbs, Dr Dewi Evans, Dr Sandie Bohin, Dr Arjamand Shauq (statement), Dr Stavros Stivaros (Statement), Summary of interview with Lucy Letby, Baby L: Minna Lappalainen, Clare Bevan, Ashleigh Hudson, Lisa Walker.
    77. 24/02/2023: Baby L: Dr Emma Lewis, Prof Peter Hindmarsh, Dr Dewi Evans

    Baby K

    78. 27/02/2023: Kate Tyndall, Claire Hocknell, Dr Jonathan Ford (Statement), Dr James Smith, Joanne Williams
    79. 28/02/2023: Joanne Williams cont., Dr Ravi Jayaram, Elizabeth Morgan (statement), Dr Srinvasaro Babarao
    80. 01/03/2023: Nurse B, Witness Statements (Dr A, Caroline Oakley, Melanie Taylor, Nurse D, Sophie Ellis, Stuart Eccles, Dr Anand Kamalanathan, Dr Danielle Gardner), Summary interview with Lucy Letby

    Baby N

    81. 02/03/2023: Parents' statements, Claire Hocknell, Kate Tyndall, Dr Jennifer Loughnane, Witness statements (Dr Sudeshna Bhowmik, Caroline Oakley, Melanie Taylor, Sophie Ellis, Christopher Booth, Valerie Thomas), Claire Hocknell
    82. 03/03/2023: Claire Hocknell cont., Kate Tyndall, Jennifer Jones-Key, Kathryn Percival-Calderbank, Dr D
    83. 06/03/2023: Dr Huw Mayberry, Dr A, Dr John Gibbs, Dr Stephen Brearey, Dr Francis Potter
    84. 07/03/2023: Prof Sally Kinsey, Dr Dewi Evans, Dr Sandie Bohin, Witness statements (Dr Andrew Henton, Bernadette Butterworth, Dr Anthony Ukoh, Dr Satyanarayana Saladi, Nurse B, Elizabeth Morgan, Dr Benjamin Lakin, Dr Chris Goodman, Dr Nora Rodriquez)

    Baby O

    85. 08/3/2023: Sophie Ellis, Kate Tyndall (Police Analyst).    Witness statements: Mother, Father & Grandmother of Babies O, P & R, Dr D, Kate Bissell
    86. 09/3/2023: Dr Huw Mayberry, Dr Katarzyna Cooker, Melanie Taylor
    87. 10/3/2023: Court adjourned due to bad weather
    88. 14/3/2023: Dr Stephen Brearey, Dr B, Witness Statements: Amy Davies, Caroline Oakley, Vicky Blamire, Yvonne Farmer, Samantha O'Brien, Yvonne Griffiths, Dr John Gibbs, Dr Sudeshna Bhowmik, Christopher Booth
    89. 15/3/2023: Dr A, Dr Oliver Rackham (Statement), Dr Dewi Evans, Dr Sandie Bohin

    Radiology - Babies J, K, L, M, N, O, & P

    90. 16/3/2023: Prof Owen Arthurs, [Claire Hocknell - Baby P Sequence of Events]

    Baby P

    Evidence for Baby P began on day 90 with Claire Hocknell

    91. 20/03/2023: Claire Hocknell, Kate Tyndall, Dr A, Dr Anthony Ukoh, Sophie Ellis
    92. 21/03/2023: Dr Huw Mayberry, Kathryn Percival-Calderbank, Christopher Booth, Dr B, Witness statements (Dr Katarzyna Cooke, Yvonne Farmer)
    93. 22/03/2023: Dr John Gibbs, Rebecca Morgan, Dr Stephen Brearey, Dr Oliver Rackham, Dr Dewi EVans
    94. 23/03/2023: Dr Dewi Evans cont., Dr Sandie Bohin
    95. 24/03/2023: Housekeeping
    96. 28/03/2023: Juror off sick

    Pathology - Babies A, C, D, I, O & P

    97. 29/03/2023: Statement of agreed pathology facts (post-mortem reports), Dr Andreas Marnerides
    98. 30/03/2023: Dr Andreas Marnerides cont.

    Baby Q

    99. 31/03/2023: Parents' statements, Kate Tyndall, Tanya Downes, Susan Dillon (statement), Christopher Booth (statement),
    100. 03/04/2023: Currently unavailable
    101. 04/04/2023: Juror off sick
    102. 05/04/2023: Dr A, Dr John Gibbs, Dr Stavros Stivaros (Expert witness report), Dr Dewi Evans, Witness statements (Nurse B, Amy Davies, Kate Bissell, Dr Benjamin Lakin, Dr Katherine Davis, Dr Howyada Isaac)
    103. 06/04/2023: Dr Sandie Bohin, Summary of interview with Lucy Letby, [Claire Hocknell - Lucy Letby's texts and messages in the period after Baby Q]

    Prof Owen Arthurs gave evidence regarding Baby Q on day 106 - see below.

    Arrests, House Searches/Exhibits, Police Interviews

    104. 17/04/2023: Arrests, House Searches & Exibits, Police Interviews (Baby A)
    105. 19/04/2023: Juror off sick, Submissions regarding the evidence of Eirian Powell
    106. 20/04/2023: Prof Owen Arthurs (Baby Q), Police Interviews (Babies A-H)
    107. 25/04/2023: Police Interviews (Babies I-P), Submissions regarding the evidence of Eirian Powell
    108. 27/04/2023: Police Interviews (Baby Q & general matters), Eirian Powell, Summary of Agreed Facts including police interviews, exhibits & staff presence

    Application by the Defence

    109. 28/04/2023: Submission of No Case To Answer

    Lucy Letby - Examination-in-chief by Ben Myers LC

    110. 02/05/2023: Day 1 - Background and general topics.
    111. 05/05/2023: Day 2 - Babies A, B, C, D, E & F
    112. 11/05/2023: Juror off sick
    113. 15/05/2023: Day 3 - Babies F, G, H & I
    114. 16/05/2023: Day 4 - Babies I, J, K, L, M & N
    115. 17/05/2023: Day 5 - Babies N, O, P & Q.   Cross-examination begins: Day 1 - General topics

    Lucy Letby - Cross-examination by Nick Johnson KC

    Cross-examination began on Day 115

    116. 18/05/2023: Day 2 - Babies A, B, & C
    117. 19/05/2023: Day 3 - Babies C & D
    118. 24/05/2023: Day 4 - Babies E, G & H
    119. 25/05/2023: Day 5 - Babies H & I
    120. 30/05/2023: Juror absent (personal reasons), Discussion between Judge and counsel
    121. 31/05/2023: Juror absent
    122. 02/06/2023: Day 6 - Babies I, J & K
    123. 05/06/2023: Day 7 - Babies K, F & L
    124. 06/06/2023: Housekeeping
    125. 07/06/2023: Day 8 - Babies M & N
    126. 08/06/2023: Day 9 - Babies O, P & Q

    See Day 127 below for the final session of Cross-examination

    Lucy Letby - Final day of Cross-examination & Re-examination by Ben Myers KC

    127. 09/06/2023: Submissions by the Defence & Prosecution, completion of Cross-examination (Day 10), Re-examination by Ben Myers KC

    Defence witness

    128. 13/06/2023: No public hearing
    129. 14/06/2023: Lorenzo Mansutti (Estates plumber), Discussion regarding Judge's Directions to the Jury

    Directions to the Jury (web page)

    130. 14/06/2023: Discussion regarding cross-admissibity. Judge's Directions to the Jury

    Prosecution Closing Speech

    131. 19/06/2023: Day 1: Introduction, Babies E, F, L & M
    132. 20/06/2023: Day 2: Babies O & P, Handover sheets, notes, social life etc., Babies A & B
    133. 21/06/2023: Day 3: Babies A & B cont., Babies C, D, G & H
    134. 22/06/2023: Day 4: Babies I, J, N & Q, Summary & conclusion

    Defence Closing Speech (web page)

    135. 23/06/2023: Court not sitting
    136. 26/06/2023: Day 1: The Prosecution & Evidence, Lucy Letby, Expert witnesses. Discussion with Judge
    137. 27/06/2023: Day 2: Babies A, B, C, D & E
    138. 28/06/2023: Day 3: Babies F, G, H & I
    139. 29/06/2023: Day 4: Babies J, L, M N, O & P
    140. 30/06/2023: Day 5: Babies O, P & Q. Summary & Conclusion. Discussion regarding Judge's Legal Directions

    Judge's Summing Up (Web page)

    141. 03/07/2023: Day 1: Introduction, Babies A, B & C (includes prior discussion)
    142. 04/07/2023: Day 2: Babies D, E, F & G
    143. 05/07/2023: Day 3: Babies H, I, J & K
    144. 06/07/2023: Day 4: Babies K, L, M, N, O & P
    145. 10/07/2023: Day 5: Baby Q, Other matters, Conclusion. Jury deliberations begin.

    Baby K Retrial

    01.  10/06/2024: Defence application for a stay on the indictment arguing abuse of process. Jury selection. (Transcript not available).
    02.  11/06/2024: Preliminary Instructions To The Jury
    03.  12/06/2024: Prosecution & Defence Opening Speeches, Defence Application for Disclosure

    04.  13/06/2024: Mother of Baby K (statement), Dr John Gibbs, Kate Tyndall (Sequence of Events)
    05.  17/06/2024: Kate Tyndall (continued), Dr Sara Brigham (Obstetrician & Gynaecologist), Yvonne Griffiths
    06.  18/06/2024: Dr Ian Dady (statement), Dr Jonathan Ford (statement), Dr James Smith, Dr Srinivasarao Babarao, Dr Ravi Jayaram
    07.  19/06/2024: Dr Ravi Jayaram (continued)
    08.  20/06/2024: Joanne Williams, Nurse B, Kate Tyndall, Witness statements: Anne Kember, Shawn Anderson, Dr A, Caroline Oakley, Melanie Taylor, Stuart Eccles
    09.  21/06/2024: DS Danielle Stonier (re police interviews), Witness statements: Dr Anand Kamalanathan, Dr Danielle Gardner, Elizabeth Morgan

    10.  24/06/2024: Lucy Letby Examination-in-chief & Cross-Examination, Discussion concerning cross-examination on a non-indictment baby's self-extubation
    11.  25/06/2024: Lucy Letby Cross-examination(continued) & Re-examination, Discussion re Directions

    12.  01/07/2024: Directions of Law, Judge's Summing-Up, Prosecution & Defence Closing Speeches
    13.  02/07/2024: Summing-Up (continued), Jury Deliberations & Verdict