Lucy Letby has replaced her legal team, her new lawyer told the BBC tonight.
The former neonatal nurse is currently serving a life sentence, without prospect of parole, after being found guilty of murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital following two separate trials.
He also filed two appeals, which were denied. His attorney during the trials and appeals was Ben Myers KC.
But Mark McDonald, a lawyer specialising in appeals and miscarriages of justice, told the BBC’s File on 4 programme that he was now representing the serial killer.
He said he plans to take his case to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), to request that it be sent back to the Court of Appeal.
For that to happen, Mr McDonald will need to obtain new evidence and persuade the CCRC that such evidence undermines the security of his convictions.
Lucy Letby has replaced her legal team, her new lawyer told the BBC tonight. She is pictured here when she was working as a nurse in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
The former neonatal nurse is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after being convicted of murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
“I knew almost from the beginning, after this trial, that there was a strong case to be made that she was innocent,” he said.
“The fact is that juries make mistakes. And yes, so does the Court of Appeals, as history teaches us.”
Mr McDonald has previously been involved in several high-profile appeals, including that of Ben Geen, another nurse jailed for life in 2006 for murdering two of his patients and poisoning 15 others.
Geen’s application to appeal his convictions was rejected by the Court of Appeal in 2009 and two further applications to the CCRC, in 2013 and 2015, were also rejected.
Mr McDonald has spoken at length about his fears that Letby’s conviction is a miscarriage of justice on social media and in interviews posted online following his conviction in August last year.
Body camera footage released by Cheshire Police shows Letby’s arrest
The neonatal ward at the Countess of Chester Hospital where Letby worked
She posted on X tonight: “The day after Lucy was convicted, I expressed my concern. I was attacked for speaking out and even reported to my professional body. There are many hurdles to overcome in the coming years, but one day justice will be done and those who were wrongly convicted will be freed.”