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.
A triplet twin, known as Child A, collapses and dies on the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit. This is later charged as the first alleged murder.