Lucy Letby Case Under Review as CCRC Examines Convictions and New Developments

The case of Lucy Letby remains under review as the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) examines her convictions following an application submitted by her legal team in February 2025.

In February 2026, the CCRC confirmed that its review was still ongoing and emphasized that any decision would be based on the evidence rather than public pressure. So far, the commission has not referred Letby’s case back to the Court of Appeal, and there has been no decision to overturn her convictions.

The ongoing CCRC review does not mean that Letby has been exonerated. Her convictions remain in force unless a future legal process changes them.

Another major development came in January 2026, when the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to bring additional charges against Letby in connection with allegations involving nine infants—including two deaths and seven cases in which infants survived after suffering serious health collapses.

Cheshire Police expressed disappointment with that decision, stating that investigators believed the evidence met the threshold for prosecution. The CPS, however, concluded that the required evidentiary standard for further charges had not been met.

Meanwhile, the Cheshire Coroner formally opened inquests in February 2026 into the deaths of the five infants for whose murders Letby was convicted. The main hearings are scheduled to resume in September 2026.

The case continues to generate significant debate. Some medical experts and Letby’s supporters have argued that aspects of the medical evidence presented at trial deserve further examination, while prosecutors and police continue to defend the existing convictions.

For now, no appeal referral has been made by the CCRC, and Letby’s convictions remain legally valid.

Source: ABC news