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.

Staff at the hospital where killer nurse Lucy Letby worked could face gross negligence manslaughter charges, police have said. Cheshire Constabulary said suspects had been identified and notified in connection to the probe into baby deaths between 2012 and 2016.

Police investigating the hospital where child killer Lucy Letby worked have widened the scope of their investigation to include gross negligence manslaughter

Cheshire Police said it opened a corporate manslaughter investigation at the Countess of Chester Hospital in October 2023. Det Supt Paul Hughes said: "As our enquiries have continued, the scope of the investigation has now widened to also include gross negligence manslaughter.