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Murder accused nurse Lucy Letby denies she's a 'calculated liar'

Letby is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Echo · Jun 9, 2023

Lucy Letby denies being a ‘very calculating’ serial killer in court

Nurse also rejects accusation she deliberately misled jury in her trial for alleged murder of babies

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023

Lucy Letby texted about doctor ‘crush’ hours before attempt on baby boy’s life, court told

Nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempted murder of 10 more at Chester hospital in 2015-16

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023

Lucy Letby murdered babies shortly after their parents left, court told

Prosecutor suggests nurse spotted ‘opportunity’ to harm newborns when their parents were not around

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023

Lucy Letby says raw sewage may have contributed to babies’ unexplained deaths

Nurse told court intensive care room at Countess of Chester hospital was ‘not a safe working environment’

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2023

Lucy Letby: what jury has heard from nurse on trial

The former neonatal nurse accused of murdering infants in her care has told a jury she is being targeted by a “gang of four” consultants and that she has “not attacked any children”.

The Week · May 22, 2023

Letby: Hospital colleagues’ mistakes led to death of baby – I did not kill her

The 33-year-old murder-accused nurse said consultants pinned four deaths on her to cover up failings at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

Nurse denies photographing sympathy card ‘to get thrill’, Lucy Letby trial hears

Lucy Letby is alleged to have murdered seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Lucy Letby tells court poisoning of two babies with insulin was not by her

Nurse claims she was blamed by ‘gang of four’ consultants for alleged attacks on Child F and L at Countess of Chester hospital

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023

Nurse claims 'gang of four consultants' tried to blame baby deaths on her

Lucy Letby claimed at her murder trial that doctors conspired to pin the blame on her to cover up hospital failings

Liverpool Echo · May 18, 2023