Lucy Letby expert refutes he ‘changed his mind’ about deaths

Letby is serving 15 whole-life jail terms for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others between June 2015 and June 2016.

Mr McDonald told a news conference in London on Monday that Dr Evans had altered his view about how babies had died.

He said: “Remarkably, Dr Evans has now changed his mind on the cause of death of three of the babies: Baby C, Baby I and Baby P.”

Letby was convicted in August 2023 and has twice been refused permission to appeal against her convictions.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the court had previously rejected Letby’s argument that expert witness evidence presented by the prosecution had been “flawed”.

Dr Evans said: “The only place appropriate to deal with any potential appeal is the relevant court.

“If required I would be pleased to give evidence in the usual way; on oath, subject to cross examination, and where my evidence is placed in the public domain.”

Dr Evans highlighted notes in a report from the three Appeal Court judges.

“They were supportive of my evidence,” he said. “They supported the verdict of the Manchester trial unreservedly.”