Officers carried out a warrant and searches at a property as part of the probe into Lucy Letby
Lucy Letby(Image: Cheshire Constabulary via Getty Images)
Police have arrested a suspect on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in connection with the probe into killer nurse Lucy Letby.
Officers from Cheshire Constabulary carried out a raid on a property on Wednesday (April 22) and arrested the individual. The person, whose gender has not been revealed, was later bailed pending further inquiries.
Letby, 35, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted at Manchester Crown Court of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others between June 2015 and June 2016. The babies were attacked by various means while Letby worked as a nurse on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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In a statement issued on Thursday, Cheshire Police confirmed an arrest had been made in connection with Operation Duet. A force spokesperson said: “On Wednesday 22nd April officers from Cheshire Constabulary executed a search warrant at a property in connection with Operation Duet.
The Countess of Chester Hospital(Image: PA)
“Operation Duet is the ongoing investigation into corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter at the Countess of Chester Hospital. An individual was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
“They have subsequently been bailed pending further enquiries. The searches at the property have now concluded.
“Both the corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter elements of the investigation are continuing and there are no set timescales for these.”