Lucy Letby: the handover notes: Difference between revisions

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:—{{plainlink|https://web.archive.org/web/20240706010703/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13604633/Lucy-Letby-conspiracy-theorists-wrong-New-Yorker-theories-errors-evidence-LIZ-HULL.html|“Lucy Letby Conspiracy Theorists are Wrong”, Liz Hull, ''Daily Mail'', July 5, 2024}}.}}

{{drop|I|t was alleged}} — strictly speaking, it is ''alleged'' that it was alleged<ref>{{pl|https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/17/lucy-letby-initials-of-babies-on-dates-of-alleged-attacks-noted-in-diary-court-told|Lucy Letby: initials of babies noted in diary on dates of alleged attacks, court told|}}, ''The Guardian'', 17 April 2023.</ref> — that Ms. Letby took handover sheets home with her and kept them as ~~trophies~~ of her grisly deeds. In her judgment on Ms Letby’s appeal, President of the King’s Bench Division Dame Victoria Sharp said the following:

{{drop|I|t was alleged}} — strictly speaking, it is ''alleged'' that it was alleged<ref>{{pl|https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/17/lucy-letby-initials-of-babies-on-dates-of-alleged-attacks-noted-in-diary-court-told|Lucy Letby: initials of babies noted in diary on dates of alleged attacks, court told|}}, ''The Guardian'', 17 April 2023.</ref> — that Ms. Letby took handover sheets home with her and kept them as “trophies” of her grisly deeds. In her judgment on Ms Letby’s appeal, President of the King’s Bench Division Dame Victoria Sharp said the following:

{{quote|[''Ms. Letby''] retained and took home a large number of handover sheets as “trophies” of her crimes. These handover sheets were confidential documents and should not have been removed from the unit. Over 200 were found hidden under the applicant’s bed. <ref>{{cite|Letby|R| 2024| EWCA Crim|748}}, at Para 27. Judgment {{pl|https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/R-v-Letby-Final-Judgment-20240702.pdf|here}}.</ref>}}

====It ''wasn’t'' alleged====

{{drop|L|et me explain}} the foregoing “allegation” [[pedantry]]. It has so entered the commonplace that Ms Letby “collected trophies” that even the President of the King’s Bench repeated it without so much as a pausing, whilst recapping issues at the trial.

But, during the trial, was ''not'' alleged that Lucy Letby kept handover notes as trophies. As far as I can tell, no variation of the word “trophy” was uttered over the course of the ten-month trial.<ref>One my fellow [[pundshop ~~Poirot~~]]s has accumulated a near-complete record of the trial transcripts and kindly searched for “Trophy”, “Trophies”, “trophy”, “trophies” across the whole database for me. There were no hits.</ref>

But, during the trial, was ''not'' alleged that Lucy Letby kept handover notes as trophies. As far as I can tell, no variation of the word “trophy” was uttered over the course of the ten-month trial.<ref>One my fellow [[Pundshop Poirot|pundshop Poirots]] has accumulated a near-complete record of the trial transcripts and kindly searched for “Trophy”, “Trophies”, “trophy”, “trophies” across the whole database for me. There were no hits.</ref>

Nor did the Crown Prosecutor make much of them in his opening or closing. Mr Johnson KC said:

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 :—{{plainlink|https://web.archive.org/web/20240706010703/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13604633/Lucy-Letby-conspiracy-theorists-wrong-New-Yorker-theories-errors-evidence-LIZ-HULL.html|“Lucy Letby Conspiracy Theorists are Wrong”, Liz Hull, ''Daily Mail'', July 5, 2024}}.}}
-{{drop|I|t was alleged}} — strictly speaking, it is ''alleged'' that it was alleged<ref>{{pl|https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/17/lucy-letby-initials-of-babies-on-dates-of-alleged-attacks-noted-in-diary-court-told|Lucy Letby: initials of babies noted in diary on dates of alleged attacks, court told|}}, ''The Guardian'', 17 April 2023.</ref> — that Ms. Letby took handover sheets home with her and kept them as trophies of her grisly deeds. In her judgment on Ms Letby’s appeal, President of the King’s Bench Division Dame Victoria Sharp said the following:
+{{drop|I|t was alleged}} — strictly speaking, it is ''alleged'' that it was alleged<ref>{{pl|https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/17/lucy-letby-initials-of-babies-on-dates-of-alleged-attacks-noted-in-diary-court-told|Lucy Letby: initials of babies noted in diary on dates of alleged attacks, court told|}}, ''The Guardian'', 17 April 2023.</ref> — that Ms. Letby took handover sheets home with her and kept them as “trophies” of her grisly deeds. In her judgment on Ms Letby’s appeal, President of the King’s Bench Division Dame Victoria Sharp said the following:
 {{quote|[''Ms. Letby''] retained and took home a large number of handover sheets as “trophies” of her crimes. These handover sheets were confidential documents and should not have been removed from the unit.  Over 200 were found hidden under the applicant’s bed. <ref>{{cite|Letby|R| 2024| EWCA Crim|748}}, at Para 27. Judgment {{pl|https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/R-v-Letby-Final-Judgment-20240702.pdf|here}}.</ref>}}
 ====It ''wasn’t'' alleged====
 {{drop|L|et me explain}} the foregoing “allegation” [[pedantry]]. It has so entered the commonplace that Ms Letby “collected trophies” that even the President of the King’s Bench repeated it without so much as a pausing, whilst recapping issues at the trial.
-But, during the trial, was ''not'' alleged that Lucy Letby kept handover notes as trophies. As far as I can tell, no variation of the word “trophy” was uttered over the course of the ten-month trial.<ref>One my fellow [[pundshop Poirot]]s has accumulated a near-complete record of the trial transcripts and kindly searched for “Trophy”, “Trophies”, “trophy”, “trophies” across the whole database for me. There were no hits.</ref>
+But, during the trial, was ''not'' alleged that Lucy Letby kept handover notes as trophies. As far as I can tell, no variation of the word “trophy” was uttered over the course of the ten-month trial.<ref>One my fellow [[Pundshop Poirot|pundshop Poirots]] has accumulated a near-complete record of the trial transcripts and kindly searched for “Trophy”, “Trophies”, “trophy”, “trophies” across the whole database for me. There were no hits.</ref>
 Nor did the Crown Prosecutor make much of them in his opening or closing. Mr Johnson KC said: