A former Cabinet minister has said he is more than 90 per cent sure that baby killer Lucy Letby is innocent.
Sir David Davis said he spent months examining the evidence, and has called for the former neonatal nurse to be retried.
Letby, 34, was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016.
She is serving a whole life term after an application to appeal the conviction was rejected by the courts.
But Mr Davis believes the convictions are unsafe and said he would be willing to visit Letby in jail to discuss the case with her.
Lucy Letby, 34, was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016
Sir David Davis (pictured) said he has spent months examining the evidence, and has called for Letby to be retried
Letby as she was arrested in 2018. The former neonatal nurse is serving a whole life term after an application to appeal her conviction was rejected by the courts
Image of the corridor within the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit (showing the entrances to nurseries 2,3 & 4)
Speaking on GB News, Mr Davis said: ‘I have spent three months going through the evidence.
‘I think most likely – you can’t be certain – but most likely, like 90 odd percent, not guilty.’
He added: ‘The most likely reason is one of two things, either poor management of the hospital – the Royal College found that, or a superbug – an investigation found that, or both together. That is much more likely.
‘I don’t want to declare her innocent. I want a retrial – do it properly.’
The victims’ families have slammed the ongoing speculation about Letby’s innocence, saying it is contributing to their pain and grief.
In September, at the beginning of a public inquiry into the deaths, chairman Lady Justice Thirlwall claimed doubts about Letby’s guilt have come ‘entirely from people who were not at the trial’.
