The Countess
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| Initial release | Germany |
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| Directors | Julie Delpy |
| Screenplay | Julie Delpy |
| Costume design | Pierre-Yves Gayraud |
| Initial DVD release | October 25, 2011 |
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| ID | 1036169 |
About The Countess
A 17th-century Hungarian countess believes that bathing in the blood of virgins will keep her young.
Lucy Letby: Corporate manslaughter probe at Chester hospital
... The former nurse, 33, was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at The Countess of Chester Hospital...
Child serial killer Lucy Letby to face retrial over attempted murder charge
... Letby, 33, was sentenced to a whole life order after being convicted last month of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others, at The Countess of Chester Hospital...
Lucy Letby to appeal against baby murder convictions
... Among her crimes, Letby injected babies with air and poisoned two with insulin at The Countess of Chester Hospital...
Lucy Letby: Vigil to 'express sorrow and solidarity' with victims' families
... The nurse went on a year-long killing spree at The Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016...
Lucy Letby: Senior judge appointed to lead inquiry
... Silence doctorsLetby, 33, was given a whole life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six more while working at The Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016, meaning she will spend the rest of her life in prison...
Lucy Letby: Deeside mum haunted by photo with baby before death
... Emily Morris from Deeside, Flintshire, said she was preparing to leave The Countess of Chester Hospital when her son Alvin died in 2013...
Lucy Letby: Inquiry given powers to compel witnesses to give evidence
... Baby serial killer Lucy LetbyLetby, 33, was given a whole life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six more while working at The Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016, meaning she will spend the rest of her life in prison...
Lucy Letby: NHS England 'persuaded' trust boss to take new job
... Earlier this month, Letby was convicted of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others at The Countess of Chester Hospital s neonatal unit...
Lucy Letby: Inquiry given powers to compel witnesses to give evidence
By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent
The Inquiry into how nurse Lucy Letby was able to murder seven babies will now have greater powers to compel witnesses to give evidence.
In a significant move, ministers upgraded The Independent inquiry after criticism from families of The Victims that it did not go far enough.
The Inquiry , ordered after Letby was found guilty this month, was not initially given full statutory powers.
Health Secretary Steve Barclay said he had listened to the families.
He Said he had decided a statutory inquiry led by a judge was The Best way forward and " respects the wishes" of the families.
Mr Barclay said The Key advantage was The Power of compulsion.
" My priority is to ensure the families get the answers they deserve and people are held to account where they need to be, " he added.
He Said an announcement about who would chair The Inquiry would be made in The Coming Days - ministers have already said it will be a judge.
Richard Scorer , a lawyer who is representing two of the families, said he thought they would be pleased.
" We've always said we wanted an effective inquiry - an inquiry capable of compelling people to give evidence under oath and to compel the production of documents.
" It looks like we've got the statutory inquiry we need and that is really important, " he added.
Baby serial killer Lucy LetbyLetby, 33, was given a whole Life Sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six more while working at The Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016, meaning she will spend the rest of her life in prison.
She was found Not Guilty on two attempted murders and The Jury could not reach verdicts on six others during the 10-month trial.
The Conviction made her The Most prolific child serial killer in modern British history.
The Bbc has since been told hospital bosses failed to investigate allegations against Letby and tried to silence doctors.
The Hospital also delayed calling The Police despite months of warnings that The Nurse may have been killing babies, according to doctors who worked at The Hospital .
The Unit 's lead consultant Dr Stephen Brearey first raised concerns about Letby in October 2015.
No action was taken and she went on to attack five more babies, killing two.
Hospital management had demanded doctors write an apology to Letby and told them to stop making allegations against her.
The senior managers involved went on to work in other High Profile roles in the NHS, prompting calls for tighter regulation of NHS managers.
Unlike doctors and nurses there is no national regulation of managers.
The Move to make The Inquiry statutory is being seen as crucial to finding out exactly What Happened and what lessons should be learnt.
Although some have pointed out statutory inquiries can take longer to hold - Something ministers had originally said was the justification for making The Inquiry non-statutory.
Meanwhile, to try to force criminals to attend sentencing hearings.
Letby is one of A Number of high-profile offenders who have refused to appear.
Powers already exist to compel people to attend but Ministry of Justice sources say they are not often used.
A Ministry of Justice source said clear legislation to allow judges to increase sentences by two years was likely to encourage them to do so.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
