LETBY DOC IN PRIEST WISH

A TOP doctor who helped convict baby killer nurse Lucy Letby is set to become a priest.

- BY SASKIA ROWLANDS

Dr John Gibbs hopes to be ordained to the Church of England after his retirement from the NHS.

Last night the move was criticised by supporters of Letby, who have questioned the evidence he put forward which helped secure her convictions for killing newborns.

Dr Gibbs is one of the first senior consultants to raise concerns about Letby and demanded her removal from the Countess of Chester hospital.

He gave evidence at her trial and told a public inquiry he felt ashamed for failing to stop the neonatal nurse.

But international experts who began reviewing the case said it believed no babies were deliberately harmed.