Lucy Letby was found guilty of killing the seven infants and of attempting to kill six more.
LONDON — A neonatal nurse described as the most prolific child serial killer in Britain’s modern history was sentenced to a “whole life” term in prison on Monday for murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to kill six others.Lucy Letby’s sentencing in Manchester Crown Court marks the end of a years-long effort to uncover the cause of an unexplained string of deaths and collapses of infants at Countess of Chester Hospital, in Chester, England, between 2015 and 2016.
On Friday, an 11-person jury found Letby, who worked at the hospital during that time, guilty of murdering seven babies and of trying to kill six more.She did not appear in court on Monday and face the families of her victims, choosing instead to remain in a holding cell at the courthouse. “You relished being in the intensive care nursery,” Goss began, noting that the methods employed — adding air or insulin to feeding tubes — were only revealed by the later detailed investigation.
The nine-month trial may have ended, but the case continues to have far-reaching consequences: The government announced last week that it would lead an inquiry to determine what happened and how Letby was allowed to keep working around vulnerable children for so long. The woman who served as director of nursing at the hospital when Letby attacked the babies was fired from her current role within England’s National Health Service on Monday, British media reported.
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