Interview With Prof. Colin Morley On Lucy Letby

Professor Colin Morley, a highly experienced neonatologist, gives a detailed clinical critique of the air embolism and gaseous distension theories advanced by the prosecution. He states that in decades of neonatal practice he has never seen a case of deliberate air embolism, and that the condition — even when caused accidentally — produces a very specific and dramatic clinical and radiological picture that was not present in the Letby cases. He describes Dr Evans's testimony as 'bullshitting' and argues that the prosecution's gaseous distension theory — air in the stomach causing systemic harm — is physiologically implausible. He raises concerns about the adequacy of resuscitation on the unit, suggesting that some deaths resulted from failures during resuscitation attempts rather than any deliberate act. He also notes that several of the babies had conditions that fully explained their deterioration without requiring any theory of deliberate harm.