Three of England’s most senior judges are considering whether to allow Lucy Letby to appeal against her convictions for the murder and attempted murder of babies.The former nurse has asked the court of appeal for permission to mount a full legal challenge over her convictions for murdering seven infants and attempting to murder another six.Letby, 34, was found guilty of those charges after a 10-month trial at Manchester crown court that ended in August, and is serving 14 whole-life prison terms.Three appeal court judges, Lady Justice Sharp, Lord Justice Holroyde and Lady Justice Lambert, have been hearing Letby’s application for permission to appeal over three days this week.Letby’s barrister, Benjamin Myers KC, has put forward four grounds of appeal, arguing that the judge at her trial wrongly refused applications that her legal team made during the case.The media is not permitted to publish the details of these arguments at this stage because Letby faces a retrial in June on one count of attempted murder.At the conclusion of the hearing on Thursday, the three judges said they would hand down their judgment at a later date.
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