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Female healthcare worker arrested in connection with the murder of eight babies

Female healthcare worker arrested in connection with the murder of eight babies

British police investigating the deaths of eight babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital say they've arrested a female healthcare worker.

An inquiry started last year when health bosses called detectives after a number of independent expert medical reviews.

Officers are looking at the deaths of 17 babies and 15 non-fatal collapses between March 2015 and July the next year.

Sky's Ashish Joshi has a statement from the hospital:

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