Two years ago, nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies in her care, and attempting to murder six others, and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order.
Since then, various medical and legal experts have disagreed sharply over the safety of her convictions, and the Criminal Cases Review Commission is considering an application to refer her case back to the Court of Appeal.
Mark McDonald, the barrister at the heart of the case, is in Guernsey on Thursday 30 October and will be in conversation with Guernsey Press journalist Matt Fallaize to explore the key legal issues surrounding the contentious case.
‘The case against Lucy was built around evidence from doctors,' said Mr McDonald.
‘There was no direct evidence, no-one saw Lucy do anything wrong and, if the new defence experts are right, no crime was ever committed.
‘So is this the biggest miscarriage in the history of our criminal justice system or is Lucy guilty of the most appalling of crimes? I will talk about this new evidence, why I feel she is innocent, and how she has been let down by a deeply flawed justice system.’
The event will be held in the Harry Bound Room at Les Cotils between 6.30pm and 8pm.
Free tickets are available online at Eventbrite.
