British police said on Thursday they had widened an investigation into manslaughter at the hospital where nurse Lucy Letby, who was convicted of killing seven babies, had worked. Police opened an investigation into corporate manslaughter at the Countess of Chester hospital in northern England following Letby's conviction in 2023,

An investigation into corporate manslaughter was launched in October 2023 following the trial and conviction of the ex-nurse - but Cheshire Constabulary have now widened their probe.

Detectives have upgraded their criminal investigation against the Countess of Chester Hospital from a corporate manslaughter inquiry following the Lucy Letby murders

Detective Superintendent Paul Hughes said: ‘In October 2023 following the lengthy trial and subsequent conviction of Lucy Letby, Cheshire Constabulary launched an investigation into corporate manslaughter at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Detectives who investigated the murders of babies, leading to the conviction of nurse Lucy Letby, have launched new probes into whether anyone should be charged with gross negligence manslaughter.

Cheshire police has not disclosed which staff members were being treated as suspects, their roles, or the number of individuals under investigation

Cheshire Constabulary has now widened the scope of a probe into corporate manslaughter that was launched in October 2023