In England on suspicion in murder of newborn arrested an employee of the hospital
In Chester, in Northwest England on suspicion of murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of another six arrested an employee of a local hospital.
The arrest was the result of the investigation, during which police searched for the causes of the suspiciously high mortality rate among newborns in the Countess of Chester hospital.
During the period from March 2015 to July 2016 identified 17 of suspicious infant deaths. In addition, there were 15 strangest cases that had not been fatal.
Unknown who worked arrested the doctor or nurse. Police did not disclose details. In the hospital also keep silent.
However, the journalists managed to find out the address where police conducted a search. This is a house near the hospital. Neighbours said that living in this woman moved there two years ago.
The police find it difficult to name terms when you can be released the findings of the investigation. They call for to be sensitive to the feelings of the parents of the dead infants and to refrain from any speculation about this case.
Analysis: Daniel wainright, bi-Bi-si
In 2017, the Countess of Chester hospital was among 21 of the medical institution in respect of which it was decided to investigate the cause of the high mortality rate. The reason for the investigation was the study of infant mortality in the country, which is conducted by MBRRACE-UK.