Hospital could have prevented some of nurse's baby killings, judge says

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British nurse Lucy Letby, convicted of murdering seven babies, was enabled by a "complete failure" to protect them at the hospital where she worked, the chair of an inquiry said.

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  • Reported by CBS News and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:27:42 UTC.

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