A senior hospital boss has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in connection with the investigation into killer nurse Lucy Letby, with a search warrant executed at a property on Wednesday
Police have detained a senior hospital executive on suspicion of perverting the course of justice as part of the ongoing investigation into killer nurse Lucy Letby.
Cheshire Constabulary confirmed a search warrant was executed at a property on Wednesday, with the individual arrested and subsequently released on bail while enquiries continue.
Letby, 35, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole-life orders following her conviction at Manchester Crown Court for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others between June 2015 and June 2016. The infants were attacked through various methods while Letby was employed as a nurse on the neonatal ward at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Last July, three members of the hospital’s leadership team, who held senior roles between 2015 and 2016, were detained on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.
The Press Association understands the suspect arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice was among the three detained last year.
In a statement released on Thursday, police said: “On Wednesday April 22, officers from Cheshire Constabulary executed a search warrant at a property in connection with Operation Duet.
“Operation Duet is the ongoing investigation into corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
“An individual was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. They have subsequently been bailed pending further inquiries.
“The searches at the property have now concluded.
“Both the corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter elements of the investigation are continuing and there are no set timescales for these.”