Woman arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies at Countess of Chester Hospital in UK

A female healthcare professional in England has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and the attempted murder of another six babies. Detectives were brought into the case following the mysterious deaths of 17 babies at the hospital between March 2015 and July 2016, alongside 15 “non-fatal collapses.”

“Asking the police to look into this was not something we did lightly, but we need to do everything we can to understand what has happened here and get the answers we and the families so desperately want,” said Ian Harvey, medical director at Countess of Chester Hospital. “This is an extremely difficult time for all the families and it is important to remember that, at the heart of this, there are a number of bereaved families seeking answers as to what happened to their children,” said Cheshire Police Detective Inspector Paul Hughes, who is in charge of the investigation. Hughes called the investigation “highly complex and very sensitive” and said his detective team were doing “everything we possibly can to try to establish in detail what has led to these baby deaths and collapses.”

He appealed to the public for any relevant information. Image caption Police have been investigating neonatal deaths between March 2015 and July 2016

A healthcare professional has been arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to kill six others at a hospital.
Cheshire Police in England arrest a female healthcare professional on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to murder six more at Countess of Chester Hospital.