‘Cold-blooded’ Lucy Letby smiled at a mother after murdering her newborn girl, it was claimed today – as the court heard she had tried to kill the child three times before succeeding on the fourth attempt by injecting air into her blood.
The 32-year-old allegedly killed five boys and two girls, and faces a total of 22 charges of both murder and attempted murder involving 17 babies. The offences are said to have taken place between June 2015 and June 2016 while she was working in the neo-natal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Today, Letby sat in the dock wearing a black jacket as she listened to the prosecution lay out an allegation of murder against Child I, two of attempted murder against Child H, and two more of attempted murder against Child J and Child K.
Prosecutor Nick Johnson, KC described the case of Child I – who despite being born weighing just 970g (2lbs 2oz) was healthy – as ‘an extreme example even by the standards of this overall case’.
After Letby’s…
