Kelly accused of lying to mother of murdered babypublished at 17:00
17:00
Nick Garnett
Reporting from the inquiry
Baker then talks about a meeting one of the mothers of the murdered babies said she had with Kelly in July 2016.
“You were aware that concerns had been raised about the conduct of Lucy Letby and were aware of a number of reports being launched by the hospital. Do you remember meeting the mother of Child C?” He asks.
“I have reflected on this,” says Kelly. “I’m not saying the meeting didn’t take place but I don’t recall meeting the parents of any babies at that time.”
The mother had read an article in a local newspaper about an investigation that had been launched into the number of deaths on the neonatal unit.
At the meeting, the mother says she was told the investigation was “more of a formality". Mr Baker says Mother C was pregnant at the time, her previous child had died, murdered by Letby.
He tells the inquiry the mother remembers the meeting fully and says what she was told at the time was not the whole truth and that details of where the investigations were up to were incomplete.
“You lied to her,” says Baker.
“I don’t recall that meeting, honestly,” she replies.
“I can’t imagine any of the families wanted to be lied to,” says Baker.