The Daily T Inside Lucy Letby's prison cell: 'Why are they doing this to me?'
Feb 6, 2026
Mark MacDonald, a barrister leading efforts to refer Lucy Letby’s case to the Criminal Cases Review Commission, lays out why he believes she is innocent. He discusses blind international expert reviews, criticisms of key prosecution testimony, added reports on contamination and false-confession analysis, and the aims of a CCRC referral and possible retrial. He also describes Lucy’s state of mind and life in prison.
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Case Hinged On Hypothetical Expert Theory
- Mark MacDonald argues the prosecution's case rested on weak, largely hypothetical circumstantial evidence.
- He says expert testimony, not eyewitness proof, was the central pillar and that weak circumstantial weight undermines the conviction.
Blind Expert Panel Challenges Verdict
- MacDonald highlights Professor Shu Lee's blind expert review which concluded no crimes were committed.
- He frames that panel as a pivotal counterweight to the prosecution experts used at trial.
Questioning The Prosecution's Key Expert
- MacDonald singles out Dr Evans as central to the prosecution yet not a world-leading expert.
- He argues that reliance on a limited expert amplified a fragile, low-weight circumstantial case.