Former trust leader arrested for perverting the course of justice

A former senior leader of the Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.

Cheshire Constabulary has said it will not give details, including the age or gender, of the individual.

However, they are understood to be one of three former members of the senior leadership team at CoCH FT between 2015 and 2016 who were arrested last June on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. They were later bailed pending further enquiries. 

The force said the latest arrest had taken place as part of an ongoing investigation into potential corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter at the hospital where convicted murderer Lucy Letby used to work.

A statement from Cheshire Constabulary said officers executed a search warrant at a property on Wednesday.

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Source: HSJ, 23 April 2026