Jury in trial of murder-accused nurse Lucy Letby given majority direction

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

The jury in the trial of murder-accused nurse Lucy Letby has been given a majority direction. On Tuesday (August 8), the seven women and four men were told by Mr Justice Goss he would accept verdicts on which at least 10 of them are agreed on.

Ms Letby, 33, denies the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.

She is on trial at Manchester Crown Court. Last week, the jury was reduced to 11 when a female juror was discharged for personal reasons.

The trial judge's direction came on the fifteenth day of the jury's deliberations, which have so far lasted more than 76 hours. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Addressing jurors, Mr Justice Goss said: "I am going to ask you to return to your deliberating room and continue with your deliberations and strive to reach unanimous verdicts. "However, the time has now come when it is possible for me to accept verdicts upon which you are not all agreed, commonly referred to as majority verdicts.