Karen Rees tells Thirlwall inquiry she had ‘never been so relieved’ as when police were eventually called

A nursing boss has described how she “pleaded” with a hospital executive to contact police over allegations Lucy Letby was harming babies.

Karen Rees, the head of nursing in urgent care at the Countess of Chester hospital, said she wanted a criminal investigation because other reviews were “getting nowhere” and “relationships were breaking down all over the place”.