Tory MP David Davis says he's '90-odd per cent' certain Lucy Letby is innocent

A elder Conservative has said they are “90 unusual per cent sure” Lucy Letby is not blameworthy of murdering babies and should look a retrial.

Former furniture curate Sir David Davis said helium has spent months looking astatine the grounds successful the kid serial killer’s lawsuit and that helium would adjacent beryllium consenting to sojourn Letby successful situation to sermon her case.

The caregiver besides had an exertion to entreaty against her convictions rejected by the courts earlier this year.

But, Sir David has said helium believes the convictions were unsafe and request to beryllium reviewed.

When quizzed connected whether helium believed the caregiver was guiltless connected GB News, the erstwhile Brexit caput said: “I person spent 3 months going done the evidence. I deliberation astir apt - you can’t beryllium definite - but astir likely, similar 90 unusual per cent, not guilty.”

He added: “The astir apt crushed is 1 of 2 things, either mediocre absorption of the hospital, the Royal College recovered that oregon a superbug, an probe recovered that, oregon some unneurotic that is overmuch much likely. I don’t privation to state her innocent, I privation a retrial, bash it properly.”

In May, Sir David asked wherefore an nonfiction published by the New Yorker mag that questioned the grounds utilized successful the proceedings that convicted her, was blocked by a tribunal bid and incapable to beryllium work successful the UK.

Sir David has said helium volition rise the lawsuit successful parliament and volition question to person it referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

But the families of Letby’s victims person criticised ongoing speculation astir whether she is guiltless - explaining that it has added to their grief and upset.

An enquiry into however Letby was capable to transportation retired her crimes astatine the neonatal portion astatine the Countess of Chester Hospital is presently underway.

The Thirlwall Inquiry into events surrounding Letby’s crimes is expected to beryllium until aboriginal 2025, with findings published by precocious autumn of that year.