MP who wants to 'clear' Lucy Letby says her appeal lawyer 'denied access to evidence'

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

An MP has claimed a lawyer for convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby is being denied access to evidence. Conservative former minister Sir David Davis - who wants a retrial - used justice questions in the Commons today to raise concerns on behalf of Letby's legal team, who are seeking to reopen her case.

Letby, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted at Manchester Crown Court of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, with two attempts on one of her victims.

Her legal team last month said they would make a fresh bid to challenge her convictions on the grounds that the lead prosecution medical expert at her trial was 'not reliable'.

Barrister Mark McDonald said he would seek permission from the Court of Appeal to take the 'exceptional but necessary decision' to apply to reopen her case.