Stepping Hill Hospital Saline Deaths - New Arrest [Update]
 

The discovery of pin pricks in vials of saline solution at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport, where three people have died has triggered the hunt for a potential killer, police have said and yes its all very scary to see this type of evil sabotage happen again and the sooner they catch the person the better.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...p-2314552.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...sabotaged.html

Re: Fears of Beverley Allitt copycat as third patient killed by poisoned drip
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-14171712

Re: Fears of Beverley Allitt copycat as third patient killed by poisoned drip
 

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l am glad that it looks like they have finally got the person involved in all this.

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Interesting development?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-14256332

Why not Murder/Manslaughter? Is it accidental?

Re: Fears of Beverley Allitt copycat as third patient killed by poisoned drip
 

Now accused of 6 counts of endangering life and one count of medicine theft.

The reason for not being charged with Manslaughter/murder is simply that until it's confirmed that all 5 who died did so due to the tampering of the saline. Then it'll be a case of whether to charge her with manslaughter or murder which will depend on her initial response.

She's not going anywhere so the police and CPS will take their time to formulate the charges to the best effect.

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Title changed due to more deaths and charging of nurse

re: Stepping Hill Hospital Saline Deaths - New Arrest [Update]
 

It will be interesting to know why she did it. and whether she had loads of pics they could have used of her but they chose them ones.

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When I looked at her facebook page, there was something like 96 pics, I expect the media deliberately chose the 'best' ones...

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Yes M8, Why? What the heck have these people done to deserve being murdered? Its bad enough for people with a reason to kill, but this?

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http://www.cps.gov.uk/news/press_releases/124_11/

Once again. Is it really sensible for people to have their names, pictures and lives printed in every national newspaper before they have been convicted of anything?

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No it is not.

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I think that it is as she is going to be vilified for the rest of her life due to this? Even no matter what happens?

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I don't think the press should ever report this stuff until/unless the case actually goes to trial, too many lives get ruined for the sake of a few copies of newspapers sold.

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So her career is ruined, and will unlikely ever be in nursing.

Which is a shame.

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The main problem is that because she has been named and even though the cps has dropped the case untill further evidence is produced people aren't thinking "she has not been found guilty",they are thinking "she has not been found innocent " it may have been better for her had the case gone to court and collapsed through lack of evidence

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I've been wondering about this for years.When I was younger and in another century, the speculation tended to arrive during the trial and AFTER sentencing not before.

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Trial by media once more?

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If there was enough evidence to substantiate charges and to hold her on remand I wonder what has changed?

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Well we could speculate that the attacks have continued whilst she was in custody..:erm:

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I wondered that. Could it be they expected more evidence that failed to materialise? Were they under pressure to look like something was being done so charged to early? A combination of both maybe?

This part is interesting:

This leads me to speculate that the evidence they had was she had unauthorised access to the saline stores and then made a seemingly obvious connection to the murders but didn't actually have evidence that she contaminated them.

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I think the main problem is

Lawyers representing Ms Leighton said on Friday the case against her was "weak" at a bail application made on her behalf in August.

They said Mr Justice Henriques had told the court the evidence against Ms Leighton amounted to her fingerprints being on a saline bag, which had been damaged by a needle.

Although the plea for her to be given bail was rejected at that hearing, her lawyers said the judge accepted "many people" had access to the saline bags and the fluid and that Miss Leighton had every reason to be touching the items in her role as sister.

That's all they had :confused:

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Stepping Hill saline deaths: Police to interview 500 more

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-14772762

re: Stepping Hill Hospital Saline Deaths - New Arrest [Update]
 

I think they had that and also that she had stolen some medical supplies. If so it sounds weak. I hope she sues all the newspapers (and I think it is all of them).

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There really needs to be a significant change in media reporting, its gotten totally out of control, we're fast reaching the point where it may well prove impossible to even try people, guilty or not, as they will have been completely 'tried by media' before they even step into a courtroom and no judge would be able to get them a fair trial.

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*IF* that's all they had I think the CPS lawyer who authorised the charges needs a serious slap.

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If I were her I'd sue their asses off, and I'm not a big believer in 'compensation culture' this would be an exception.

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Now police hunt two suspects for hospital poisonings as case is dropped against nurse


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ped-nurse.html

re: Stepping Hill Hospital Saline Deaths - New Arrest [Update]
 

That's a lot of insider info the Daily Mail has there..I wonder who revealed such sensitive info?

I suppose we should be at least pleased that no names have been revealed.:rolleyes:

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Saline Deaths: Freed Nurse 'Was A Scapegoat'


http://news.sky.com/home/article/16062314

re: Stepping Hill Hospital Saline Deaths - New Arrest [Update]
 

That does. Remember that woman who was murdered at Christmas? I was reading in Private Eye that the police did have a suspect. Sky got hold of his name, and drummed up so much publicity with it that had he gone to court, there was no way he would have got a fair trial.

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Breaking news
No links as yet

re: Stepping Hill Hospital Saline Deaths - New Arrest [Update]
 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-14878483

there you are Kymmy.:)

re: Stepping Hill Hospital Saline Deaths - New Arrest [Update]
 

Stepping Hill hospital nurse 'should not be allowed back to work'

Rebecca Leighton, who was released without charge over saline contamination, stole drugs from the hospital, a hearing is told



http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...ork?CMP=twt_fd

re: Stepping Hill Hospital Saline Deaths - New Arrest [Update]
 

Another arrest made concerning this case

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-16425566