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| Chester Hospital baby deaths: Home of Lucy Letby searched | |
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| A woman held on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of another six at a hospital is 28-year-old nurse Lucy Letby. | A woman held on suspicion of the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of another six at a hospital is 28-year-old nurse Lucy Letby. |
| Ms Letby was arrested on Tuesday in a probe into the deaths of 17 infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital. | Ms Letby was arrested on Tuesday in a probe into the deaths of 17 infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital. |
| Detectives are also investigating 15 non-fatal collapses at the neonatal unit between March 2015 and July 2016. | Detectives are also investigating 15 non-fatal collapses at the neonatal unit between March 2015 and July 2016. |
| Police searched a property in Westbourne Road, Chester, about a mile from the hospital on Tuesday. | Police searched a property in Westbourne Road, Chester, about a mile from the hospital on Tuesday. |
| Officers were also seen at Ms Letby's parents' property in Hereford. | Officers were also seen at Ms Letby's parents' property in Hereford. |
| The arrest comes as part of a long-running investigation into a higher than expected number of baby deaths at the hospital. | The arrest comes as part of a long-running investigation into a higher than expected number of baby deaths at the hospital. |