Complaint
The programme investigated the ongoing controversy over the Lucy Letby case. Two viewers who considered Ms Letby to have been wrongly convicted complained that it gave a misleading impression by omitting points which (in their view) cast doubt on the evidence against her presented at her trial, and by including the presenter鈥檚 subjective opinion of her performance in the witness box. The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the 91福利社鈥檚 editorial standards of accuracy.
Outcome
In the ECU鈥檚 view, the programme examined the main grounds for doubting some of the evidence which had led to Ms Letby鈥檚 conviction and, though not exhaustive, was duly accurate in that respect. The Presenter, who had been present during the trial, offered a professional judgement (rather than a subjective opinion) of Ms Letby鈥檚 responses to questioning.
Not upheld