Lucy Letby: Key medical witness in trial was under investigation by his employers

A key prosecution witness in the murder trial of the nurse Lucy Letby did not reveal that he was under investigation by his employers until after he had given evidence, it has emerged.Peter Hindmarsh, a leading expert on paediatric endocrinology, first gave evidence in November 2022. He contended that Letby had attempted to murder two babies by injecting insulin into their fluid bags.The Guardian—which has seen leaked documents about the investigation—wrote that “in the period leading up to the trial University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH), Hindmarsh’s main employer, was leading a formal investigation, with involvement from Great Ormond Street Hospital, into multiple, wide-ranging, serious concerns, including allegations that Hindmarsh harmed patients.”12Great Ormond Street Hospital, where Hindmarsh was an honorary consultant, terminated his contract in July 2022, but the jury was unaware of this. The doctors’ regulator, the General Medical Council (GMC), opened an investigation into Hindmarsh’s fitness to…