Netflix show is an ‘invasion of privacy’
Netflix show is an ‘invasion of privacy’
Publish Date: 2026-01-31 13:00:00
Source Domain: www.thetimes.com
Lucy Letby’s parents have condemned a documentary that contains police footage of her being arrested in her pyjamas at their home, in their first public statement on the case.
Susan and John Letby described the release of the recording as a “complete invasion of privacy” and also claimed the chief investigating officer in their daughter’s case “seemed to have a deep hatred” of them.
A trailer for the Netflix programme shows officers arriving at the nurse’s family home, where she was staying with her parents, in Hereford in June 2019 and entering her bedroom. She is seen sitting up in bed, looking confused, as police say they are arresting her on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. She is then led away in her dressing gown.
Speaking publicly for the first time since their daughter was jailed for life in August 2023, the Letbys said they would not watch the documentary, adding: “It would likely kill us if we did.”
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Letby, 36, was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016.
In January, police confirmed that she faced no further criminal charges after a decade-long investigation into the deaths of two infants and the attempted murder of seven others. The decision prompted renewed calls for her convictions to be reviewed amid mounting concern about how the original case was handled and presented to the jury.
The case is being considered by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) which deals with potential miscarriages of justice.
Letby’s parents said in a statement to The Sunday Times: “We’ve always imagined that if something life-changing is going to happen to you the next day, you would somehow have a premonition that something was about to happen. We can honestly say that on the eve of all three of the arrests we had absolutely no idea they were coming.”
John and Susan Letby…
