The New Yorker magazine published a 13,000-word article on Monday about one of Britain’s biggest recent criminal trials, that of the neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, who was convicted last year of the murder of seven babies.
The article, by the staff writer Rachel Aviv, poses substantial questions about the evidence relied on in court.
And it raises the possibility that Ms. Letby, vilified in the media after her conviction, may be the victim of a grave miscarriage of justice.
But, to the consternation of many readers in Britain, the article can’t be opened on a regular browser there, and most news outlets available in Britain aren’t describing what is in it.
The New Yorker deliberately blocked the article from readers in Britain because of strict reporting restrictions that apply to live court cases in England.
Persons:
Lucy Letby, Rachel Aviv, Letby
Organizations:
Yorker
Locations:
Britain, England