Beneath chandeliers in the hall's grand ballroom, the Countess of Chester's respective former directors of nursing Alison Kelly, medical Ian Harvey, HR Sue Hodkinson, and ex-chief executive Tony Chambers spoke in public for the first time.

After Letby was removed from caring for babies over safety concerns, then-hospital chief executive Tony Chambers told her: “Your resilience, Lucy, you astound me.”

Lucy Letby injected air into two triplet boys on successive days at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit in June 2016 as part of a series of attacks on infants

The former medical director of Lucy Letby's hospital, Ian Harvey, is appearing before the Thirlwall Inquiry, giving evidence about how the hospital handled the case.

The medical director of Lucy Letby’s hospital denied creating an “atmosphere of fear” that prevented doctors voicing their concern about the nurse...

Tony Chambers, the CEO of the Countess of Chester Hospital, met with the now convicted baby killer and her parents - and said her dad had made threats to staff

Tony Chambers led the NHS trust where neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, who fatally attacked babies between June 2015 and June 2016, worked. He has apologised to the families of her victims at an inquiry into events at the hospital.

Lucy Letby’s father threatened to hold a gun to the head of the chief executive of the hospital she worked at, a public inquiry has heard.

The conversation came after the child serial killer was given an administrative role following fears for her patients’ safety.