Serial baby killer Lucy Letby runs up HUGE legal aid bill as she appeals conviction
BABY killer Lucy Letby has run up a £91,263 legal aid bill this year.
And £36,459 has gone to a barrister working on the nurse’s appeal against her latest conviction.
Her total bill now stands at £1.8million and is set to climb higher.
She spent £54,804 on a legal team for her case at crown court this year before the additional sum for the appeal, Legal Aid Agency figures released to The Sun show.
The MoJ told us: ” Where criminal proceedings are ongoing, are subject to sentencing or have only recently concluded, or if there is an appeal, further claims may continue to be made until the billing process has been completed by all the lawyers involved.
“The billing process for publicly funded representation often takes several months to be finalised to allow for claims to be drawn up, submitted, considered, paid, and for any appeals against any assessments to be heard.
“The above figures are therefore accurate as at the time of writing but are subject to change.”
Letby, 34, is serving life after being convicted last year of seven murders and six attempted killings at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
She was found guilty of attempting to murder a another baby girl following a retrial in July.
Her original ten-month trial cost the Crown Prosecution Service £2.5million.