Lucy Letby Faces Retrial Over Attempted Murder Allegation After Conviction for Murdering 7 Babies

The retrial relates to the attempted murder of a baby girl in February 2016 at the Countess of Chester Hospital

Lucy Letby is facing a retrial over an attempted murder allegation relating to a baby girl.

The former neonatal nurse, 33, was sentenced to life in prison on Aug. 18 after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northern England between 2015 and 2016.

During the 10-month trial at Manchester Crown Court, however, the jury was unable to reach verdicts on six counts of attempted murder, relating to five other babies.

Per BBC News, on Monday, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it was seeking a retrial on one of the outstanding charges of attempted murder relating to a baby girl, known as Baby K in court, in February 2016.

A provisional trial date of June 10, 2024, has been set at Manchester Crown Court in England, according to the outlet. The retrial is estimated to last up to three weeks.

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The other five outstanding murder allegations, involving two baby girls and two baby boys, are not being pursued for a retrial.

“These decisions on whether to seek retrials on the remaining counts of attempted murder were extremely complex and difficult,” Chief Crown Prosecutor Jonathan Storer of CPS Mersey-Cheshire said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE on Monday.

“Before reaching our conclusions we listened carefully to the views of the families affected, police and prosecution counsel. Many competing factors were considered including the evidence heard by the court during the long trial and its impact on our legal test for proceeding with a prosecution.”

“We have met with all the families affected by these decisions to explain how they were reached,” the statement concluded.

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As reported by BBC News, Letby attended the hour-long hearing via video link and spoke only to confirm her name and that she could see and hear the proceedings.

Her lawyer told the court that Letby — who was found guilty on 14 of a possible 22 counts — maintained her innocence on all charges.

Earlier this month, the Court of Appeal Criminal Division confirmed to PEOPLE that they had also received an application from Letby for permission to appeal her convictions.

During sentencing last month — which Letby did not attend — Judge Justice Goss told the former nurse that she would not be eligible for parole “Because the seriousness of your offenses is exceptionally high."

"The order of the court therefore is whole life order on each and every offense and you will spend the rest of your life in prison," the judge added in a video shared by BBC News.

The judge added that she had shown no remorse for her crimes and waged a “cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder involving the smallest and most vulnerable of children."

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In a statement obtained by PEOPLE following her conviction, Pascale Jones of the Crown Prosecution Service said that Letby’s attacks were “a complete betrayal of the trust placed in her.”

“In her hands, innocuous substances like air, milk, fluids — or medication like insulin — would become lethal. She perverted her learning and weaponized her craft to inflict harm, grief and death.”

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