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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England correspondent

Lucy Letby trial: nurse described newborns’ deaths as ‘sad and cruel’

Court sketch of Lucy Letby sat next to security officer.
Letby is accused of multiple murders and attempted murders between June 2015 and June 2016. Photograph: Elizabeth Cook/PA

A nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill 10 others told a colleague it was “all a bit much” after two newborns died in a week, a court has heard.

Lucy Letby, 32, is accused of killing a premature baby, known as Child C, days after killing Child A and attempting to murder his twin sister, Child B, in June 2015.

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