In January the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) ruled no new criminal charges would be brought against Letby over potential offences of attempted murder and murder involving nine children, including two who died, as the “evidential test was not met”. Six families requested a review of the CPS’s decisions involving their child as part of the Victims’ Right to Review scheme. An “extensive” review by an independent prosecutor followed which upheld the ruling not to bring further charges, said the CPS. “Six offences of attempted murder were reconsidered in relation to six babies, but the review upheld the original decision not to bring any further criminal charges. “The Crown Prosecution Service has written to the families involved and will offer meetings to answer any further questions.