Lucy Letby, a British neonatal nurse, was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others at a hospital during a year-long deceit campaign. The nurse was found to have preyed on the weaknesses of premature and unwell newborns, as well as their worried parents.
Lucy Letby has been sentenced to life in jail, according to a Manchester court. The former neonatal nurse, on the other hand, declined to appear in court for the sentencing, infuriating the families of her infant victims.
“There was premeditation, calculation, and cunning in your action,” Judge Justice Goss at Manchester Crown Court said while pronouncing the sentence.
“The cruelty and calculation of your actions were truly horrific,” Judge Goss added.
Lucy Letby, 33, was convicted of murdering five infant boys and two infant girls, making her Europe’s most prolific child serial killer in modern history.
She was arrested following a succession of baby deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit in northwest England between June 2015 and June 2016,
The prosecution’s contention that Letby harmed her young and sometimes prematurely born victims by injecting them with air, overfeeding them with milk, or poisoning them with insulin was rejected by the court.