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The first hearing of the public inquiry investigating the crimes of serial baby killer Lucy Letby will be held this month.
Lady Justice Thirlwall, the senior judge chairing the investigation into the activities of the ex-neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital, in Chester, Cheshire, confirmed the first public hearing will take place at Chester Racecourse on May 16.
She will hear submissions from interested parties and also give an update on work carried out by the inquiry since its launch last November.
Letby, 34, was convicted of seven counts of murder and seven of attempted murder relating to 13 victims – one of the babies she tried to kill twice – at Manchester Crown Court in August.
The inquiry was set up in the aftermath of her convictions to examine how the nurse was able to kill the babies while on duty. It will also look at how the NHS handled the case and its response to doctors who raised concerns.
Lucy Letby, 34, was convicted of seven counts of murder and seven of attempted murder relating to 13 victims – one of the babies she tried to kill twice
Lady Justice Thirlwall (pictured), the senior judge chairing the investigation into the activities of the ex-neonatal nurse confirmed the first public hearing will take place on May 16
The killer nurse was working at the Countess of Chester Hospital, in Chester, Cheshire, between June 2015 and June 2016
Formally opening the inquiry last year, Lady Justice Thirlwall said: 'The parents of the babies who were murdered or suffered injuries, some
