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July 2026: Government declines to widen the Thirlwall terms of reference (16 July) · new 100-page insulin report to the CCRC challenging the trial evidence (9 July) · Thirlwall report still expected no earlier than September · inquests relisted to 2027 · Shoo Lee Panel: no medical evidence of deliberate harm.

Lucy Letby Facts

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Prof. Gísli Guðjónsson CBE

World-leading expert on confession evidence

Evidence-based medicinePost-conviction expert claim2Expert/professional

Main contribution

Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology, King's College London. Author of the canonical scholarly work on false confessions; gave evidence in the appeals of the Guildford Four, Birmingham Six, Stefan Kiszko, Judith Ward, Derek Bentley and Sally Clark. Creator of the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale.

Key claim

Interviewed Lucy Letby twice in summer 2025 and produced a report addressing the psychology of the handwritten notes found at her home, applying the established literature on self-blame writing by individuals under sustained institutional accusation.

Full biographical profile

Prof. Gísli Guðjónsson CBE — biography

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