An empty dock and a final act of cowardice: inside the Lucy Letby sentencing Victims’ parents described the pain Letby had inflicted on them – but she wasn’t there to hear them The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
‘My arms felt so painfully empty’: parents of Lucy Letby’s victims tell court of their loss The murderer would not appear in the dock, as families told of lives turned upside down by horror and grief The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023
Baby murderer Lucy Letby to spend rest of her life in jail for ‘evil’ crimes She was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more while working in the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit. The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
Lucy Letby refused to face her victims' families as she was given a whole-life order Lucy Letby refused to face her victims' families as she was given a whole-life order Marie Claire · Aug 21, 2023
The cowardly killers who refused to face their victims’ families in court Lucy Letby was branded a coward for refusing to appear for her sentencing The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
Lucy Letby victim was buried in woollen gown chosen as gift by killer nurse, court told Mother of victim said she felt ‘sickened’ by the decision Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2023
Killer nurse Letby has destroyed our lives, say parents of murdered triplets The deaths in June 2016 were the ‘tipping point’ for consultants who suspected Letby was to blame. The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
Lucy Letby victims’ families may receive less than £13,000 in NHS compensation Compensation for families affected by NHS negligence is capped in law The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
Where will Lucy Letby go to prison? Inside jail where killer nurse expected to spend rest of her days Killer nurse will likely be incarcerated at HMP Low Newton, which previously housed murderer Rosemary West The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
NHS’s culture of denial allowed Lucy Letby to keep killing babies Letters: Dr Maybelle Wallis says the health service’s authoritarian management culture has to change. Plus letters from Sharon Grant, Eddie Dougall and a nurse who tried to raise a complaint The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023
Murderers like Lucy Letby and Harold Shipman may be attracted by caring roles Letters: Dr Chris Clough and David Canter on people with psychopathic traits The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023
Mother of shooting victim Olivia says heart goes out to Letby victims’ families Cheryl Korbel, the mother of schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel, has been campaigning for a change in the law to force criminals to appear in court. The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
‘The misplaced loyalty of Lucy Letby’s friends exposes one of the biggest myths of female friendship’ The blinkered thinking of the serial killer’s childhood friends says a lot about the sometimes dark side of female friendships, writes Claire Cohen Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2023
Lucy Letby victim was buried in woollen gown chosen by killer nurse, court told The mother of Child E told Manchester Crown Court she felt ‘sickened’ by that decision. The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 Lucy Letby to be sent victim impact statements after refusing to appear in court - OLD The judge ordered the 33-year-old be sent a transcript of his sentencing remarks and copies of the statements read out by the families of her victims.
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 Premature baby attacked by Letby was found by ‘the Devil’, father tells court Letby was found guilty of the attempted murder of Child G who was in the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit after being born prematurely.
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 I will not allow evil to taint the love for my son – victim’s mother Child C’s mother told Manchester Crown Court how she had stopped wearing her son’s hand and footprint round her neck as Lucy Letby had ‘tainted’ them.
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 Parents of Letby’s victims suspected deliberate harm before police investigation Lucy Letby murdered seven babies and attempted to kill six others while working in the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit.
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 Lucy Letby victims’ parents tell killer nurse she is ‘nothing’ ‘My family will never think of you again from this day,’ the 33-year-old murderer was told.
Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2023 Lucy Letby sentencing: Court hears harrowing statements from families of killer nurse’s victims Parents of babies who nurse murdered or attempted to kill spoke of their grief in emotional victim impact statements at the child killer’s sentencing hearing
France 24 · Aug 21, 2023 British nurse Lucy Letby sentenced to life in prison over killing of seven newborns A former neonatal nurse who killed seven babies in her care and tried to kill six others at a hospital in northern England was sentenced Monday to life in prison with no chance of release by a judge who highlighted “the cruelty and calculation" of her actions.
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 Lucy Letby: How the ‘average nurse’ turned into one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers Letby, who has been found guilty of murdering seven babies, took advantage of her position to kill in plain sight. But despite a 10-month trial, we’re no closer to understanding the motive behind her horrifying crimes
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023 Lucy Letby sentenced to whole-life jail term after murdering seven babies Former nurse will never be released from prison as judge describes ‘deep malevolence bordering on sadism’
The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023 Nursing boss suspended following Letby trial - OLD Alison Kelly is nursing director at The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Salford.
The Week · Aug 21, 2023 Lucy Letby: why wasn’t nurse caught sooner? Lucy Letby has been jailed for life today, with no chance of parole, for the murder of seven newborns and attempting to kill another six, making her the most prolific baby killer in modern British history.