Lucy Letby doesn’t oppose being struck off nursing register | UK News

Lucy Letby does not oppose a bid to strike her from the nursing register despite maintaining her innocence.

Christopher Scott, from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), told a fitness to practice panel in east London today she faces 14 charges, brought by the council, which reflect her criminal convictions.

Letby was given a ‘tick-box exercise’ to complete, the panel were told, and ticked ‘yes’ to each charge.

But she added: ‘I do not wish to take part or be present at the hearing. I do not resist the application to strike me off the nursing register.

‘I accept the fact of the convictions. However I do not accept that I am guilty of any of the allegations.

‘I maintain my innocence in respect of all of the convictions.

‘These convictions are now the subject of an appeal.’

The panel decided to proceed in the absence of Letby and Mr Scott will ask the panel to strike her off.

The child serial killer was sentenced in August to 14 whole-life orders at Manchester Crown Court for the murder of seven babies and attempted murder of six others.

Mr Scott said it is ‘a matter of legal fact’ that Letby was convicted for these crimes.

She worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016 where she carried out her crimes.

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