Doctor who helped catch Lucy Letby calls for full public inquiry | ITV News

The doctor who helped catch convicted murderer Lucy Letby has said there needs to be a public inquiry into the killer nurses' crimes, and has called for senior NHS executives to be held to account for failings.

Dr Ravi Jayaram, a consultant paediatrician at the Countess of Chester Hospital, repeatedly raised concerns about his former colleague, who was jailed on Monday.

Letby, 33, will spend her whole life behind bars after she was found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to kill six more, following a 10-month trial at Manchester Crown Court.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suggested an inquiry, announced by the government into the former nurse's crimes, could be placed on a non-statutory footing, telling broadcasters it should "happen as quickly as possible".

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