Final report on Lucy Letby baby murders due in early 2026, inquiry says

The final report of a public inquiry into the murder of seven newborn babies by British nurse Lucy Letby will be published early next year, a statement on the inquiry's website said on Thursday.

Letby, 35, was found guilty of murdering seven children and attempting to murder seven more between June 2015 and June 2016 while working in the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester, northern England, making her Britain's most prolific serial child killer of modern times.

Her case prompted the government to order an inquiry to examine how the killings went undetected, and review the hospital's response to concerns raised about Letby before her arrest.

Kathryn Thirlwall, the chair of the inquiry, is expected to write to those criticised in the final report in September with the document due to be completed by the end of November, according to the statement.