Coroner opens inquest into five babies murdered by Lucy Letby

Cheshire coroner says there is ‘reason to suspect unnatural deaths’, with proceedings to begin in September A coroner has formally opened inquests into the deaths of five newborn babies Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering. In a 20-minute hearing at Cheshire coroner’s court, the senior coroner Jacqueline Devonish heard brief details of the deaths before adjourning proceedings until September.