Lucy Letby’s acting was Oscar-worthy if she really is guilty, former boss says

<p>Former head of nursing at Countess of Chester says Letby ‘cried in her arms’ after being removed from the ward</p><p>Lucy Letby’s former boss has said “if she was acting she deserves an Oscar” as she described tearful meetings with the neonatal nurse after accusations against her first emerged.</p><p>Karen Rees, the head of nursing at the Countess of Chester hospital before her retirement in March 2018, <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/lucy-letbys-former-boss-if-she-was-lying-she-deserved-an-oscar-nt6nmsc0f?t=1739697388693">revealed to the Sunday Times</a> that she had always believed in Letby’s innocence. The pair developed a close relationship in the months after Letby was removed from the ward over concerns she was connected to a sharp rise in infant deaths.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/16/lucy-letby-former-head-nursing-countess-of-chester">Continue reading...</a>