Justice gone wrong? AusDoc talks to top barrister about the unusual case of Lucy Letby

The neonatal nurse is serving 15 whole-life prison terms.
Supporters of Lucy Letby protest outside parliament, calling for her release in London, UK, May 2025.

The murder convictions of neonatal nurse Lucy Letby have been branded by her supporters as a gross miscarriage of justice, one of the worst in UK legal history 

The claim still comes as a shock. At the time the sentences were handed down for killing seven babies under her care, the condemnation seemed almost universal; the only questions being speculation as to her motivations.