Police investigating the murders of seven babies found a note in the home of neo-natal nurse Lucy Letby saying 'I am evil, I did this', a jury heard this morning.
Letby, 32, denies those murders as well as trying to kill 10 other babies , some more than once, between June 2015 and 2016, when she worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She is standing trial at Manchester Crown Court charged with seven counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder.
The jury has been told by the prosecution that Letby, from Hereford, allegedly used a number of different methods to attack vulnerable infants being treated in the neo-natal unit, including injecting air into their circulation vie intravenous lines or nasogastric feeding tubes, feeding them too much milk or saline, or poisoning their feed with insulin.
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She is accused of attacking some babies on multiple occasions, including one who allegedly died on the fourth attempt. Letby was also discovered to have searched for the families of the babies she is said to have attacked on Facebook, the court has heard.
Today Nick Johnson, KC, prosecuting, concluded his opening statement by describing some "interesting items" reportedly found in her former home in Chester when it was raided by officers from Cheshire Constabulary. He told the jury: "I have already told you that the police found a large quantity of hospital paperwork relating to many of the children whose deaths and collapses you are now considering.
"They also found some other interesting items. There were some Post-it notes with closely-written words, some of which included the names of some of her colleagues.
"On some of the notes were phrases like as 'Why/how has this happened - what process has led to this current situation?' What allegations have been made and by who? Do they have written evidence to support their comments?'
"In her writings, she expressed frustration at the fact that she was not being allowed back on to the neo-natal unit and wrote, 'I haven't done anything wrong and they have no evidence, so why have I had to hide away?' And notes also expressed concern for the long-term effects of what she feared was being alleged against her and there are also many protestations of innocence.
"But I want to show you one note in particular."
Highlighting a yellow Post-it note shown on TV screens to the jury, Mr Johnson focused on some of the words written by Letby. He said: "She wrote, 'I don't deserve to live. I killed them on purpose because I'm not good enough'. 'I am a horrible evil person' and in capital letters, 'I AM EVIL I DID THIS'."
Mr Johnson added: "Well, ladies and gentlemen, that in a nutshell is your task in this case. Whether or not she did these dreadful things is the decision you will have to make when you have heard all the evidence."
The trial continues.
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