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| Nurse Lucy Letby arrested over Chester Hospital baby deaths | Nurse Lucy Letby arrested over Chester Hospital baby deaths |
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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. |
| Police are searching a house connected to her in Westbourne Road, Chester, about a mile from the 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. |
| 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. |
| The cases being investigated involve families from the Cheshire and north Wales area. | The cases being investigated involve families from the Cheshire and north Wales area. |
| Cheshire Police has not named the suspect but said the woman arrested remains in custody. | Cheshire Police has not named the suspect but said the woman arrested remains in custody. |
| Police are said to have arrived at the home in Chester at around 06:00 BST on Tuesday. | Police are said to have arrived at the home in Chester at around 06:00 BST on Tuesday. |
| A neighbour said: "I saw lots of police cars arrive, a few cars then a big police van, and gradually more and more came and they put up the tent." | A neighbour said: "I saw lots of police cars arrive, a few cars then a big police van, and gradually more and more came and they put up the tent." |
| Local residents said officers moved a small, silver Suzuki car, which had an NHS parking permit in the window, from the driveway of the address to erect the tent. | |
| In a 2013 interview with the Chester And District Standard, Ms Letby said she began working on the unit after graduating and cared for babies requiring various levels of support. | In a 2013 interview with the Chester And District Standard, Ms Letby said she began working on the unit after graduating and cared for babies requiring various levels of support. |
| She had worked on the unit as a student nurse during three years of training before qualifying as a children's nurse at The University of Chester in 2011. | She had worked on the unit as a student nurse during three years of training before qualifying as a children's nurse at The University of Chester in 2011. |
| The Countess of Chester Hospital declined to comment on whether any staff had been suspended. | The Countess of Chester Hospital declined to comment on whether any staff had been suspended. |
| Police were asked to investigate the deaths of eight babies in May 2017, a probe which has since widened to include nine more. | Police were asked to investigate the deaths of eight babies in May 2017, a probe which has since widened to include nine more. |