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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nimo Omer

Tuesday briefing: Life term for UK’s worst child killer

 Lucy Letby jailed for life.
Lucy Letby jailed for life. Photograph: Cheshire Constabulary/AFP/Getty Images

Good morning.

The 10-month trial of Lucy Letby, a 33-year-old neonatal nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more, came to a close yesterday. She will never be released from prison after a judge gave her a whole-life sentence, making her the fourth woman to be given such a jail term in the UK. The first woman to be sent to jail for life was Moors murderer Myra Hindley, who was convicted of the murders of two children between 1963 and 1965 across Greater Manchester. The other two women currently serving whole-life sentences are Rose West and Joanna Dennehy.

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