LETBY DOC TRAINS TO BECOME PRIEST

Top consultant raised concerns

- BY SASKIA ROWLANDS

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

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.