Lucy Letby has formally lodged a bid to challenge her conviction at the Court of Appeal, officials have confirmed.

Court staff said on Friday that they had received an application for permission to appeal.

Letby, 33, was sentenced to a whole life order after jurors convicted her of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016.

The Department of Health has previously said that an independent inquiry will be held into Letby’s case, and will examine “the circumstances surrounding the deaths and incidents - including how concerns raised by clinicians were dealt with”.

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Former nurse was convicted of killing seven babies and attempting to kill another six last month{ai:summary}<p>Lucy Letby, convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others, has filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal. The Department of Health will conduct an independent inquiry into the case. #crime</p>

Lucy Letby to appeal against murder convictions

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