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Lucy Letby
Letby following her arrest in 2018
Born
(1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34)
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Occupation
Neonatal nurse
Conviction(s)
Murder (7 counts), attempted murder (7 counts)
Criminal charge
Attempted murder (1 count; to go to trial in 2024)
Penalty
14 life sentences (whole life order)
Details
Span of crimes
2015–2016
Country
United Kingdom
Killed
7
Injured
6
Date apprehended
3 July 2018
Imprisoned at
HM Prison Bronzefield as of January 2024[update]
Lucy Letby (born 4 January 1990) is a British former neonatal nurse who murdered seven infants and attempted to murder six others between June 2015 and June 2016. Letby was the focus of suspicion following a high number of infant deaths at the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital, shortly after she was qualified to work with children in the hospital's intensive care unit, and owing to her being on duty whenever suspicious incidents took place.
Letby was charged in November 2020 with eight counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder. During her trial, which lasted from October 2022 to August 2023, it was revealed that Letby's methods included injecting the infants with air or insulin, overfeeding them, and physically abusing them with medical tools. She also removed over 250 confidential nursing handover sheets from her workplace which should never have left the hospital, and she falsified patient records to avert suspicion. Several parents and colleagues of Letby had also entered the room during, or soon after, an attack. On 21 August 2023, Letby was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order. Letby had pleaded not guilty at her trial and told a subsequent Nursing and Midwifery Council disciplinary panel that she is innocent. An application to appeal her conviction was renewed in February 2024 and was heard by the Court of Appeal in April 2024 with judgement reserved to a later date. She also faces a retrial in June 2024 on the single charge on which the jury were unable to reach a verdict in the original trial.
Letby is the most prolific serial killer of children in modern British history; the Cheshire Constabulary now suspects that she may have claimed more victims, including at Liverpool Women's Hospital, where two infants died during her training. Management at the Countess of Chester Hospital were criticised for ignoring warnings about Letby that could have prevented some of the killings. The British government has commissioned an independent statutory inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the murders.
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