Interview With Dr. Waney Squier On Lucy Letby & SBS

Dr Waney Squier, a neuropathologist and former NHS consultant, draws parallels between her own GMC tribunal and the Lucy Letby case. She was struck off in 2016 after challenging the orthodoxy of shaken baby syndrome (SBS), only to be reinstated on appeal when the tribunal's approach was found wanting. She argues that expert witnesses who defend established prosecution theories face institutional retaliation, while dissenting voices are silenced. She contends the same groupthink that distorted SBS cases is present in the Letby prosecution: a single narrative takes hold, contrary evidence is dismissed, and experts who challenge the consensus are targeted. She draws attention to how courts treat expert disagreement — treating conformity as credibility — and urges reform of how expert evidence is assessed. She also notes that in miscarriage-of-justice cases, the suffering of accused individuals is routinely minimised or ignored.