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Kiwi scientist at the heart of the UK's serial killer case

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Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to murder six others at the hospital neonatal unit where she worked.

Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to murder six others at the hospital neonatal unit where she worked. Photo: AFP / Cheshire Constabulary

An international expert panel has found there is no evidence to support the conviction of British serial killer, Lucy Letby, in a detailed report released this week. 

She's serving 15 life sentences for the murder of seven babies by poisoning them with insulin and pumping air into their feeding tubes.

Letby was also found guilty of attempting to murder seven more. 

The former nurse has been twice refused permission to appeal her convictions, and a public inquiry is underway in the UK on the basis of her guilt.

Professor Geoff Chase from the University of Canterbury is an adviser to the panel on bioengineering.

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