‘I am evil, I did this’: Saga of UK killer nurse who murdered babies with insulin and air
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‘I am evil, I did this’: Saga of UK killer nurse who murdered babies with insulin and air

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Lucy Letby has been charged with murder in the deaths of five baby boys and two girls, and the attempted murder of five boys and five girls while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England between 2015 and 2016 Britain has been gripped by the sensational case of a neonatal nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill 10 others. Opening her trial at Manchester Crown Court, prosecutor Nick Johnson said beginning in 2015, the hospital saw a significant rise in the number of babies who were dying or suffering “serious catastrophic collapses.” Family members of some of Letby’s alleged victims sat in the courtroom, while Letby’s parents were also present. ‘Trust me, I’m a nurse’ But Lucy Letby said “trust me, I’m a nurse” and asked her to leave, prosecutor Nick Johnson told Manchester Crown Court. The prosecutor alleged that Letby injected air into the bloodstream of the child, and a medical expert said the most likely reason for the baby’s collapse was air administered deliberately “by someone who knew it would cause significant harm.” The lawyer said Letby, originally from Hereford in western England, made “fraudulent” nursing notes after the event in an attempt to cover her tracks. “The only credible candidate” to be the poisoner was Letby, he said, “the same person who was present at all the unexplained collapses and deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital on the neo-natal unit.” The court was told that the first victim – “Child A” – was born prematurely and just one day old when he died on June 8, 2015, again following an injection of air into the bloodstream.

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Lawyers who say British nurse was wrongly convicted of killing babies ask to halt hospital inquiry
1 week, 4 days ago
Former nursing boss says Lucy Letby is ‘innocent’ and regularly ‘cried in my arms’
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Leading doctor says research was misrepresented in Letby trial
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2 months, 2 weeks ago
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Lucy Letby 'likely murdered and assaulted more babies before killing first known newborn in 2015', senior paediatrician tells public inquiry
4 months, 1 week ago
I was asked to carry out baby deaths review at hospital where Lucy Letby worked... no one mentioned suspicions a baby killer was on the loose, doctor tells inquiry
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
Three of Lucy Letby’s victims ‘could have deaths explained by medical problems’
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Lucy Letby was victim of a 'witch hunt' because she rejected a senior doctor's advances, inquiry into the baby-killing nurse hears
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Revealed: Lucy Letby was not on duty when many babies went downhill fastest, new audit finds
4 months, 3 weeks ago
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5 months ago
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Lucy Letby gave baby a morphine overdose ten times the correct amount - two years before murdering her first victim, inquiry hears
5 months, 1 week ago
Senior doctor dismissed idea baby serial killer Lucy Letby might be harming newborns because idea of a poisoner in a neonatal unit was 'impossible' and 'fantastical', public inquiry hears
5 months, 3 weeks ago
PETER HITCHENS: A leading Lucy Letby witness now admits a key piece of evidence is wrong. Her case MUST be re-examined
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Lucy Letby hospital bosses had 'already made up their mind' that she wasn't killing babies before any proper probe, doctor tells inquiry
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Doctor reveals 'deep regret' over 'failing to protect' babies murdered by serial killer Lucy Letby
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Mother’s horror after finding Lucy Letby with crying baby as he bled from his mouth
6 months, 1 week ago
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6 months, 1 week ago
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6 months, 1 week ago
Bosses at serial killer Lucy Letby's hospital didn't alert police to suspicions about her sooner because they 'never expected' nurse could be responsible, inquiry hears
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Babies breathing tubes dislodged at another hospital where Letby worked, inquiry hears
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Breathing tubes became dislodged on 40% of shifts that Lucy Letby worked as a trainee nurse in Liverpool before she went on her killing spree, public inquiry hears
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Lucy Letby felt ‘scapegoated’ over baby tragedies as junior doctors nicknamed her ‘nurse death’, inquiry hears
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Hospital managers were told there could be a 'murderess' working on their neo-natal unit but failed to remove Lucy Letby who went on to kill two more babies, inquiry hears
6 months, 2 weeks ago
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
Inquiry into Lucy Letby baby deaths case to get under way
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The UK hospital where a nurse was convicted of murdering 7 babies faces investigation
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Family of baby murdered by Lucy Letby blast calls for her to be freed from jail as 'sick' - as killer nurse's parents express 'heartfelt thanks' for those supporting their evil daughter
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Lucy Letby was told to write letter in which she admitted 'I am evil' by counsellors before it was used as evidence of her guilt, reports claim
6 months, 3 weeks ago
David Davis wants to visit Lucy Letby in jail as part of a probe into whether serial baby killer was the victim of a miscarriage of justice
7 months, 3 weeks ago
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