UK killer nurse Lucy Letby convicted of murdering two-hour-old baby girl
A whole-life sentence was recently given to the child serial killer Lucy Letby
UK former nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of attempting to murder a two-hour-old baby girl in the same hospital ward where she previously killed seven other infants. The full sentence will be pronounced on Friday (July 5).
Letby, who is already serving 14 whole-life prison sentences, was convicted on Tuesday (July 2) after a retrial at Manchester Crown Court.
UK's killer nurse: Lucy Letby's latest conviction
The case involved Baby K, born 15 weeks premature and weighing only 692 grammes (1.52 pounds).
Letby was accused of tampering with the infant's breathing tube. Baby K died three days later after being transferred to another hospital, though Letby was not charged with her death.
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Letby, 34, faced a three-week retrial on the single count of attempted murder, a charge she denied. This retrial followed a hung jury in her original trial last year.
With this latest conviction, Letby has now been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.
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In May, Letby was denied permission to appeal last year's convictions, with the court's full ruling expected soon.
Prosecutors described Letby as being "caught virtually red-handed" when Dr. Ravi Jayaram, a senior doctor, found her alone by Baby K's incubator after she had tampered with the breathing tube.
The court heard that Letby had silenced the baby's monitor alarm and tampered with the breathing tube two more times in an attempt to convince colleagues that the newborn had dislodged it herself.
A public inquiry led by Lady Justice Kathryn Thirlwall will commence in September to investigate how Letby continued working despite concerns from senior doctors.
(With inputs from agencies)