Lucy Letby

Lucy Letby is described as a "constant malevolent presence" at the opening of her murder trial.

He said all the deaths and collapses were "no accident" and were not "naturally-occurring tragedies". "The presence of one of the neonatal nurses and that nurse was Lucy Letby." "However, over the next 18 months or so, there was a significant rise in the number of babies who were dying and in the number of serious catastrophic collapses." "Prior to January 2015, the statistics for the mortality of babies in the neo-natal unit at the Countess of Chester were comparable to other like units," he said. However, he said that "unlike many other hospitals, within the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital, a poisoner was at work". A "poisoner was at work" at a hospital where there was a "significant rise" in the number of healthy babies dying, a court has heard.

A neo-natal nurse went on trial in Britain on Monday, charged with the murder of seven babies in her care and the attempted killing of 10 others.

One review suggested that in the 12 months from mid-2015, two children were poisoned with insulin. Some who collapsed did not respond to appropriate treatment. "The presence of one of the neo-natal nurses and that nurse was Lucy Letby."

Nurse Lucy Letby is accused of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of 15 more.

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A hospital neonatal nurse in Britain accused of killing seven babies and trying to kill 10 others poisoned ...

Letby was arrested three times in connection with the deaths before she was charged in November 2020. Lucy Letby, 32, 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 she worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England between 2015 and 2016. Police launched an investigation into the deaths of a number of babies at the hospital in May 2017.

The 32-year-old is also accused of the attempted murder of 10 babies, some on multiple occasions. Letby has denied all 15 attempted murder charges. Prosecuting ...

Mr Johnson added these deaths and non-fatal collapses were deliberate, and Letby was the "constant malevolent presence" when things took a turn for the worse in these 17 children. Letby has denied all 15 attempted murder charges. She has pleaded not guilty to all of those charges.

A jury has heard the horror way a children's nurse allegedly murdered seven premature babies and attacked ten others at the hospital where she worked.

The fact that it happened in two cases so close together just over 24 hours shows that these were no accidents.” His notes recorded he was stable in the neo-natal unit but at 8.26pm the following day, soon after Letby began her night shift, he suffered a fatal collapse. He added: “We say the collapses and deaths of the 17 children were not naturally occurring tragedies. No other member of staff was present more than seven times. Before January 2015, mortality rates at the neo-natal unit were “comparable” to similar units. Mr Johnson said that was an “interesting turn of phrase” as experts have since concluded that the poisoner allegedly put insulin in the fluid bags of Baby F and Baby L when they were attacked. Mr Johnson said: ”Babies who had not been unstable at all suddenly severely deteriorated. It is alleged several sets of twins were targeted and three babies were murdered in a fortnight alone. Mr Johnson said: “Lucy Letby was on duty when both were poisoned and we allege she was the poisoner.” “Having searched for a cause – which they were unable to find – the consultants noticed that the unexpected collapses and deaths did have one common denominator – the presence of one of the neo-natal nurses, and that nurse was Lucy Letby.” Mr Johnson said the fact that Baby F and Baby L were deliberately injected with insulin would help the jury interpret what happened to the other victims and decide whether somebody was “sabotaging them or whether they were just tragic coincidences”. The court was told there was a “poisoner at work” for a year at the neo-natal unit and “catastrophic” attacks often took place when Letby was on a nightshift while the babies’ parents were not present and fewer staff were on duty.

A “poisoner was at work” in a hospital which saw a sudden spike in babies' death rates, a court was told yesterday.

There’s a very restricted number of people who could have been the poisoner, because entry to a neo- natal unit is closely restricted. “Some of the babies who did not die collapsed dramatically and then, equally dramatically, recovered. Mr Johnson told the court: “Before 2015, the statistics for mortality in the unit were comparable to other like units. “This rise was noticed by consultants. There can be no doubt that these were poisonings. “The prosecution say that one of the reasons the cause of their problems was not identified and at the time was attributed to a naturally occurring phenomenon was that it simply did not occur to the medical staff that someone in the neonatal unit would have injected them with insulin. He said there was evidence that Letby had shown an “unusual interest” in the families of the children she had allegedly attacked. He continued: “The consultants noticed the unexpected deaths had one common denominator — the presence of one neonatal nurse and that nurse was Lucy Letby.” Stream your news live & on demand with Flash. From CNN International, Al Jazeera, Sky News, BBC World, CNBC & more. But over the next 18 months or so there was a significant rise in the number of babies who were dying and the number of serious catastrophic collapses. “Sometimes a baby that she succeeded in killing, she did not manage to kill the first time she tried, or even the second time, and in one case even the third time.”

A mother interrupted nurse Lucy Letby as she allegedly attacked her baby boy, a murder trial hears.

"Lucy Letby was the only person working on the night shift when child C died who had also been working on either of the shifts when child A died and his twin sister child B collapsed." The court heard it was six days after she allegedly killed child A by injecting air into his bloodstream, and she later similarly attacked his twin sister, child B, causing her to collapse. Ms Letby allegedly injected air into the stomach of the tiny, premature child through a nose tube, causing his breathing and heart to stop, the court was told. The court heard the nurse urged the mother of child E to go back to the postnatal ward, which she did, but was so concerned that she phoned her husband. Ms Letby attempted to reassure the mother that the blood was due to the tube irritating his throat, the court heard. Manchester Crown Court heard child E's mother did not realise he was being attacked and was told by the nurse the blood from his mouth was due to a tube.

Lucy Letby told the mother of a distressed baby "trust me I'm a nurse", her murder trial hears.

At the time, three children had died and one had had a life-threatening episode in the neonatal unit and "only Lucy Letby was the constant presence", the court was told. "Lucy Letby was the only person working on the night shift when child C died who had also been working on either of the shifts when child A died and his twin sister child B collapsed." Mr Johnson told the court Ms Letby's method of attacking the babies in the neonatal unit was "beginning to develop". The court heard the nurse urged the mother of child E to go back to the postnatal ward, which she did, but was so concerned that she phoned her husband. Ms Letby attempted to reassure the mother that the blood was due to the tube irritating his throat, the court heard. Manchester Crown Court heard child E's mother did not realise he was being attacked and was told by the nurse the blood from his mouth was due to a tube.

Day two in the trial of Lucy Letby, who had specialist training in care for the sickest babies at the neonatal unit in the Countess of Chester Hospital, ...

Letby went on to show a "very unusual interest" in Child E's family, said Mr Johnson, with social media searches on them two days after the youngster's death and again on numerous occasions in the following months, including "even on Christmas Day". Following Child E's death in the early hours of 4 August, the Crown said Letby made "fraudulent" nursing notes which were "false, misleading and designed to cover her tracks". Mr Johnson told the jury: "We say, tragically for (Child D) her bad luck or fate was the fact that Lucy Letby was working in the neo-natal unit that night." He then moved on to detailing the death of Child D, who the Crown say was murdered by Letby with an intentional injection of air into the bloodstream. It doesn't really leave much trace." He said on the afternoon of 14 June, 2015 - hours after Child C died - the defendant searched on Facebook for the youngster's parents.

LONDON — A neonatal nurse charged with murdering seven babies and attempting to kill 10 others was accused in court of injecting newborns with air and ...

Letby was on duty when the newborns were allegedly poisoned — and was present every time “things took a turn for the worse for these 17 children,” Johnson said. In 2017, they called police, whose review of the evidence suggested that two children were poisoned with insulin by someone at the neonatal unit, he added. Our thoughts continue to be with all the families involved.” An autopsy could not determine his cause of death. “Babies who had not been unstable at all suddenly deteriorated. Doctors noticed that

Defendant accused of murdering seven babies allegedly said 'trust me, I'm a nurse' when interrupted.

Relatives of some of her alleged victims sat in the public gallery metres to her right. This, the prosecution alleged, was Letby trying to establish an “alibi in someone else’s medical records”. This, Johnson said, was “a big mistake”. He added: “She did not realise it at the time but I’m going to suggest why you can be confident that is what happened. She told her friend she wanted “to see a living baby in the space that had previously been occupied by a dead baby”, the jury of eight women and four men was told. A mother of twins walked in on a nurse attempting to murder one of her baby boys who then told her: “Trust me, I’m a nurse,” a court has heard.