Doctor accused of being Lucy Letby ‘crush’ named for first time

Consultant paediatrician Dr Mark Deakin, who died in July, was granted lifelong anonymity ahead of giving evidence in Letby’s trial

Dr Mark Deakin was fired from Alder Hey Children's Hospital in June

Doctor colleague of child serial killer Lucy Letby named  ITVX

Consultant Mark Deakin, 53, lost his job at Alder Hey Children's Hospital for exchanging messages with the baby killer about a child she tried to murder when they worked together at the Countess of Chester Hospital

Mark Deakin died last month in Liverpool (Picture: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health) A doctor described during the trial of Lucy Letby as her ‘boyfriend’ has been named and pictured for the first time after he died on the anniversary of the serial killer nurse’s arrest. Married father-of-two Mark Deakin, 5

Consultant Mark Deakin, 53, was found collapsed in his car the day after he was dismissed from Alder Hey Children's Hospital, in Liverpool. He was taken to hospital in June but died nine days later.

The doctor described by the prosecution in Lucy Letby's trial as her 'boyfriend' has been identified for the first time since he died the day after he was fired from his job

Doctor accused of being Lucy Letby’s ‘boyfriend’ named after death  The Times

Dr Mark Deakin, a consultant at Alder Hey hospital, was described as Letby's "boyfriend" during her trial.