Crown Prosecution Service Declines to Bring Further Charges Against Convicted Serial Child Killer Lucy Letby

The Crown Prosecution Service said it will not bring any further criminal charges against former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby after reviewing additional material submitted by Cheshire Constabulary in 2025.

“Topic:Homicide British nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital”

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The CPS said the evidential test was not met for two alleged murders and seven alleged attempted murders relating to incidents at the Countess of Chester and Liverpool Women’s hospitals.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

It said the decision was made independently and in line with legal tests.

Letby is already serving whole‑life sentences after convictions for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others between June 2015 and June 2016.

The CPS has written to the families involved and offered to meet them to explain the decision.

The CPS statement, led in public comments by Frank Ferguson of the Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, repeatedly cited the evidential threshold as the reason for not prosecuting further.

Several mainstream and local outlets quoted the CPS phrase that the material "did not meet the evidential test" and that the decision was made independently and "in line with legal tests."

BBC

The CPS review covered allegations spanning the Countess of Chester and Liverpool Women’s hospitals and concluded the evidence could not support charges of murder in two infant deaths or attempted murder in seven surviving infants.

Cheshire Constabulary expressed surprise and disappointment at the Crown Prosecution Service's decision.

“Killer nurse Lucy Letby will not face any further criminal charges against in relation to further allegations of deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies under her care, the CPS has ruled”

Daily Express

The force said it had submitted files in July 2025 and believed the material met the charging standard.

It added that it must respect the CPS decision and asked for privacy for affected families.

Mainstream outlets described the force's public response as unexpected or not the outcome they had anticipated.

Local media repeated those lines and noted the investigation's long history under Operation Hummingbird.

Families affected were notified in writing and offered meetings by the CPS, and several outlets report that some relatives are seeking formal reviews of the charging decision or considering civil claims against the NHS.

Tabloid and some national reporting record strong emotional reactions, including words such as "absolutely devastated" and "shell-shocked" used by families in those pieces.

Daily Mail

Mainstream reports emphasise the procedural avenues available, such as the victims' right to review.

The wider context remains contested in some reporting.

“Serial killer Lucy Letby(Image: Cheshire Constabulary/PA Wire ) Serial killer nurse Lucy Letby will face no further charges over additional deaths and collapses of babies that were investigated bypolice”

Daily Record

All sources reiterate Letby’s convictions and sentence: she is serving 15 whole-life terms after convictions for seven murders and multiple attempted murders.

Daily Record

Some outlets (Daily Mail, Daily Express) also report additional claims and concerns raised by experts or witnesses, such as former prosecution witness Dr Dewi Evans, about further deaths and possible methods.

Those reports mention suspected insulin poisoning and tube displacement.

Other outlets avoid relaying those graphic details or label them as reported concerns rather than established facts.

This highlights variation in editorial choices about which allegations and background to emphasise.