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News, updates and commentary on the Lucy Letby case, by journalist Cleuci de Oliveira. I can be reached by direct message or email: lucyletbytrials@gmail.com
Feb 18 13 tweets 5 min read
Nurse Caroline Oakley: What the Thirlwall Inquiry published from her witness statement, versus what the Thirlwall Inquiry left out Image Nurse X: What the Thirlwall Inquiry published from her witness statement, versus what the Thirlwall Inquiry left out Image
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Feb 4 10 tweets 3 min read
At today's press conference, Dr Shoo Lee presented the case summaries of a selection of babies reviewed by his blue ribbon panel.

This thick packet, handed out to attendees, includes the material presented onscreen today. I'll tweet out the relevant pages below 👇 Image Baby 1, known as Baby A at trial: Image
Dec 16, 2024 13 tweets 3 min read
The press conference called by Lucy Letby's defence team is set to begin in a few minutes.

Barring any technical glitches—I will be watching virtually—I plan to live-tweet developments as they unfold. The press conference has begun. Letby's defence barrister is at the podium.

He is introducing the seated members of the panel: consultant neonatologist Richard Taylor, retired consultant paediatrician Roger Norwich and Royal Statistical Society member Peter Elston.
Aug 31, 2024 5 tweets 2 min read
"Obviously, our evidence, and statistical analysis, showed that [sic] Lucy Letby's presence at everything."

This is Paul Hughes—Cheshire police's lead investigator on the Letby case.

Everyone from police to prosecutors to the reporters in court agreed that the—yes, statistical—evidence of which nurses were on shift when the relevant deaths and collapses happened was absolutely central to the case.

But the supposedly solid foundations of the infamous "nurses present" graph have since collapsed. As a result, many are now trying to claim that statistics played no role whatsoever at Letby's trials.

It's a lie. Here is how @BBCPanorama presented the—yes, statistical—nurse shift chart evidence last year.
Aug 5, 2024 26 tweets 6 min read
Lucy Letby: Did She Really Do It? is starting now… Thus far, the following people's voices have been highlighted in the intro:

- Criminal barrister Mark McDonald

- Dr Svilena Dimitrova, consultant neonatologist and Ockenden review team member

- Dr Phil Hammond, @PrivateEyeNews's "Resident MD" columnist
May 13, 2024 25 tweets 6 min read
For those who don't subscribe to the New Yorker, I've taken the trouble of screenshotting the entire article.

(Sorry, New Yorker! As many people as possible need to read this.)

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