'Angel of death' British nurse Lucy Letby tries to appeal murder convictions for second time
Lucy Letby
Lucy Letby, the former neonatal nurse in jail for murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to kill another six babies at a hospital in northwest England where she worked, has renewed her attempts to appeal against the conviction.
She is currently serving 14 whole-life prison terms at HMP Bronzefield prison in Surrey for murdering five baby boys and two baby girls between 2015 and 2016 at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Last year, she was found guilty by the Manchester Crown Court after a 10-month-long trial.
At her trial, the jury was told that she carried out the murders by injecting some of them with insulin and others with air or force-fed milk.
Attempts at appeal
The 34-year-old "angel of death" initially tried to appeal against the conviction shortly after her trial ended in August 2023. However, she was denied permission to do so by a single judge.
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Further attempting to overturn this decision, she is availing her right to a second-stage appeal, where her application will be renewed before a panel of judges at the Court of Appeals in London.
She appearedbefore Judges Dame Victoria Sharp, Lord Justice Holroyde and Lady Justice Lambert via a video link from the prison on Monday (Apr 22), and presented her case.
The former nurse, as per The Guardian, iscontesting the denial of appeal on four grounds, and the argument that she was wrongly denied applications made by her legal team during the case.
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However, as per the BBC, Letby, who was in her 20s when she murdered the newborns, is due to be re-tried on one charge of attempted murder, which the jury at her trial was unable to decide on. The re-trial is scheduled for June, and to avoid any prejudice among the jury, the media is not permitted to report the full details of the appeal hearing at this stage.
(With inputs from agencies)
