A "persistent, calculated and cold-blooded" neo-natal nurse killed a baby girl on the fourth attempt before sending her grieving parents a sympathy card, a jury heard.
The baby, referred to as Child I, was one of seven infants 32-year-old Lucy Letby is accused of murdering between June 2015 and 2016 at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Letby is also accused of the attempted murder of 10 other babies, some on more than one occasion, but denies all 22 charges of murder and attempted murder against her.
Nick Johnson, KC, prosecuting, continued outlining the Crown's case for a third day at Manchester Crown Court, where Hereford native Letby is standing trial. Mr Johnson gave details of the the death of a baby girl referred to as Child I, which he said was an "extreme example even by the standards of this overall case".
