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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helen Pidd North of England editor

Lucy Letby killed baby girl by injecting air into her bloodstream, court told

An artist’s sketch of Lucy Letby at Manchester crown court when she was charged in October 2022
An artist’s sketch of Lucy Letby at Manchester crown court when she was charged in October 2022. Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA

A baby girl was killed after a nurse injected air into her stomach three times and ultimately into her bloodstream over a period of three weeks, a court has heard.

Lucy Letby, 33, is accused of murdering the prematurely born infant at the fourth attempt during a nightshift at the Countess of Chester hospital’s neonatal unit.

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