{"id":208812,"date":"2026-02-01T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/lucy-letbys-parents-criticise-netflix-documentary-over-invasion-of-privacy-lucy-letby\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T09:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T14:25:08","slug":"lucy-letbys-parents-criticise-netflix-documentary-over-invasion-of-privacy-lucy-letby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/01\/lucy-letbys-parents-criticise-netflix-documentary-over-invasion-of-privacy-lucy-letby\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucy Letby\u2019s parents criticise Netflix documentary over \u2018invasion of privacy\u2019 | Lucy Letby"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lucy Letby\u2019s parents criticise Netflix documentary over \u2018invasion of privacy\u2019 | Lucy Letby<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/feb\/01\/lucy-letby-parents-netflix-documentary-video-footage-arrest<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-01 08:24:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.theguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The parents of Lucy Letby have criticised the use of footage due to be aired in a new Netflix documentary about their daughter\u2019s crimes as a \u201ccomplete invasion of privacy\u201d and said watching it would \u201clikely kill us\u201d.<\/p>\n

Susan and John Letby questioned why police had released video of Letby\u2019s arrest, which took place in the couple\u2019s house, and said they were worried it would make their home a \u201ctourist attraction\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a statement to the Sunday Times, the couple said: \u201cThe previous programmes made about Lucy, including Panorama and the almost nightly news showing her being brought out handcuffed in a blue tracksuit, are heartbreaking for us. However, this Netflix documentary is on another level. We had no idea they were using footage in our house. We will not watch it \u2013 it would likely kill us if we did.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the trailer, The Investigation of Lucy Letby will feature footage that has \u201cnever been released publicly\u201d, as well as interviews with police and lawyers. It is due to be released on 4 February.<\/p>\n

It includes video of officers arresting Letby on suspicion of murder and attempted murder while she is sitting in bed, before she is led out of the property in her dressing gown.<\/p>\n

Her parents said the footage of Letby \u201cbeing arrested in her bedroom in our house and her saying goodbye to one of her beloved cats\u201d was \u201ceven more distressing\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cHeaven knows how much more they have to show. All this taking place in the home where we have lived for 40 years. It is in a small cul-de-sac in a small town where everyone knows everyone,\u201d they said. \u201cIt is a complete invasion of privacy, of which we would have known nothing if Lucy\u2019s barrister had not told us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Letby, 36, is serving 15 whole-life terms after she was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others between June 2015 and June 2016.<\/p>\n

Her parents claimed Det Supt Paul Hughes, an investigating officer in Letby\u2019s case, seemed to have a \u201cdeep…<\/p>\n

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