Is Lucy Letby REALLY a victim of a miscarriage of justice?

Lucy Letby is a very interesting case.

1) If guilty (i.e. she did actually deliberately harm babies) then she's in the right place, and justice has been done.

2) But, what if she didn't actually harm any babies?

I'm not giving a view either way, I actually think both are possible.

Imagine being a juror deciding that case though ... You've got persuasive lawyers on both sides arguing points 1 and 2, and the quandary for them (ignoring the evidence before the Court for a moment) must have been palpable. 

In addition, there's been long standing staff shortages and many other well publicised issues in maternity care. With that there'll undoubtedly be senior management not wanting the narrative to have been poor care, resulting in 'excessive' baby deaths. Lucy deliberately harming them, whilst harmful to their reputation, is perhaps the better narrative (again, I'm not saying she's innocent)

For the families of the babies that died, that in itself must be devastating. Families always want answers, and Lucy's conviction will no doubt have provided that. But let's just come back to point 2 for a moment ... What if she didn't do it?? Imagine being in that position (I say that with a literal take on {IF} she actually wasn't responsible for deliberately harming babies)

There are many things at play here. And we only have to look at the multiple examples of miscarriages of justice and cover ups (Hillsborough, Infected blood, Post Office, Andrew Malkinson), to know that these things do happen (almost certainly a lot less than they used to).

The fact is, it is POSSIBLE that there has been a miscarriage of justice here (again, not providing an opinion). I know the justice system very well, and know that different Juries, on different days, could give different verdicts on the same case (Note the TV experiment on this - Channel 4??)

If there has been a miscarriage of justice, then the effect it must be having on the families of those babies must be awful. I get that they don't want the case looked at again, as, as far as they're concerned they've got justice and can start moving on. But I'd still want to know the right person/s were being held responsible. Given the failing state of maternity services all over the country, then its quite possible that the bsbies died from natural causes or complications from birth? 

This many deaths would be very unusual. I have worked in a special care baby unit for nearly  30 years, it is very unusual. 

This many deaths would be very unusual. I have worked in a special care baby unit for nearly  30 years, it is very unusual.