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Interview With Dr. Jonathan Moore On Lucy Letby

Dr Jonathan Moore, who has worked as a GP expert witness since 2003, discusses the conduct of Dr Dewi Evans and the systemic failures that allowed the Letby prosecution to proceed. He identifies six red flags in Evans's public conduct including his appearance on Good Morning Britain, arguing that a genuine expert witness does not advocate for a verdict in the media. Moore describes the inadequacy of legal aid funding for defence expert witnesses and draws on the case of Dr Waney Squier, whose career was destroyed after she challenged mainstream shaken-baby syndrome orthodoxy, as a cautionary example of how expert dissent is punished. He also notes the severity of Lucy Letby's pre-trial custody conditions, including 23 months on remand across five different prisons, and the chilling effect this has on the presumption of innocence.

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Dr Jonathan Moore

When Dr Evans appeared on Good Morning Britain and expressed his view that Lucy Letby was guilty, he crossed a line that any properly instructed expert witness knows not to cross. That alone should have triggered serious questions about his impartiality.
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Dr Jonathan Moore

Look at what happened to Dr Waney Squier. She challenged the orthodoxy on shaken baby syndrome, based on her pathological findings, and it cost her her career. That is the environment in which defence experts have to operate.
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Dr Jonathan Moore

Twenty-three months on remand, five different prisons — before a single piece of evidence had been tested before a jury. The presumption of innocence is supposed to be a foundation of our legal system.
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