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Lucy Letby appoints barrister who stood trial for sex grooming of teen
- Lucy Letby has appointed Anton van Dellen to represent her at upcoming inquests into infant deaths.
- The barrister is Anton van Dellen, a 55-year-old who previously studied medicine before switching to law.
- Van Dellen was acquitted in a 2012 grooming trial involving a 15-year-old.
- Letby is serving 15 whole life terms for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more.
- The inquests into five Letby victims were opened and adjourned last month.
- Jacqueline Devonish, Cheshire coroner, opened and adjourned the inquests.
- Van Dellen also has a background in defamation and privacy law and has trained medics.
- Letby is appealing the convictions; her lawyers filed reports to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
- The case involves inquests into five infant deaths on the hospital unit in Chester.
- The appointment is reported by the Daily Mail and Reuters as part of ongoing proceedings.
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