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More criminal charges being considered over baby deaths at Lucy Letby hospitals

July 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors are considering whether to bring further criminal charges against Lucy Letby over the deaths of babies at two hospitals where she worked The Crown Prosecution Service said it had received “a full file of […]

Lucy Letby: Serial killer nurse found guilty of attempted murder of extremely premature baby

July 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

Serial killer nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of the attempted murder of an extremely premature baby, just two hours after she was born. Letby, who was convicted last year of the murder of seven […]

Lucy Letby will die in prison after receiving 14 whole-life sentences

August 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

Lucy Letby will die in prison after being handed 14 whole-life orders for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others while working on a hospital’s neonatal unit. The judge imposed a whole-life order […]

Nurse Lucy Letby found guilty of murdering seven babies on neonatal unit

August 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others while working on a hospital’s neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016. Lucy Letby – who was in her mid-20s […]

Lucy Letby: Nurse denies baby murders at start of trial

October 10, 2022 World Justice News 0

A nurse has pleaded not guilty to murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others. Lucy Letby, 32, denied a total of 22 charges at the start of her trial at Manchester Crown Court. […]

Chester hospital baby deaths: Nurse Lucy Letby due in court

November 12, 2020 World Justice News 0

A nurse accused of murdering eight babies and the attempted murder of another 10 is in due in court. Lucy Letby had previously been arrested in 2018 and 2019 as part of a probe into […]

Woman held on suspicion of murdering eight babies at hospital

July 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

A healthcare professional has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to kill six others at a hospital. Cheshire Police said the woman’s arrest was a significant step forward in an investigation […]

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Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]