An investigation has been launched on the deaths of many premature infants during the days when Letby, who worked as a newborn nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital in England, was on guard duty at the hospital in 2015-2016. The jury gave its verdict today in the case of Letby, who was detained and questioned three times in 2018, 2019 and 2020 as part of the investigation.
THE JURY ANNOUNCES THE DECISION
The jury found Letby guilty of 14 of a total of 22 crimes, including the death of 7 babies, 5 boys and 2 girls, as well as child maltreatment and attempted murder. After the verdict, the relatives of the babies who lost their lives in the courtroom in Manchester and Letby could not control their tears. While the jury did not find Letby guilty of two attempted murder charges, it could not decide on six other crimes.
Prosecutor Pascale Jones told reporters in front of the court after the jury’s decision, “The people he worked with did not know that there was a murderer among them. He did everything he could to hide his crimes.” she spoke.
“Innocent substances like milk or drugs like insulin were deadly in his hands.” “He was devoted to learning to do harm, cause grief, and kill with substances in his hands,” said Jones. said.
Stating that Letby showed fake compassion to families, Jones said, “She hurt babies and their families where they should be safest. Parents were exposed to her sickly curiosity and fake affection. Many families returned to empty baby rooms at home. The surviving babies were the victims of Letby’s attack. He lives with lasting consequences.” used the phrases.
The verdict hearing on the former nurse will be held again in Manchester on Monday, August 21. According to experts who spoke to British media, Letby will most likely be sentenced to life in prison, serving her sentence in the high-security Low Newton prison, where mostly dangerous female prisoners are housed.
On the other hand, after other families filed complaints after today’s jury verdict, the Cheshire County Police, which Chester is affiliated with, announced that it will examine the records of all the years Letby worked.
NOTES AT HOME RELEASED
On the other hand, the police who searched the nurse’s home after Letby’s detention said, “I killed them because I couldn’t take good care of them. I am a terribly bad person. I’m a devil who did this,” he found notes. Police are continuing their investigation to determine if Letby also killed other babies at the hospitals where she worked.
“LETBY THINK I DIDN’T KILL YOUR KIDS”
Letby, who started to work at the hospital in Chester in 2011, was hospitalized at the end of 2016 due to the increase in infant deaths during the days when he was on duty in 2015-2016, and an investigation was started in 2017.
Within the scope of the investigation, in which the names of the babies and their families were kept secret, it was determined that the children who died were injected with air and insulin or died as a result of overfeeding.
The mother of the premature twin babies, named Child L and Child M, who testified in court, stated that both children needed urgent intervention within a few hours, and said, “Letby was very calm and cool-blooded. From that moment on, his whole behavior changed and he started to act very angry towards us. He was thinking, ‘I couldn’t kill your children.'” had used the words.
TWO CHILDREN SAFE
Two children survived, but Child M suffered brain damage. Another newborn nurse said in her statement, “When the alarms started sounding, ‘Is Lucy working today?’ we would ask each other.” he said.
It was also revealed within the scope of the investigation that Letby continued to work in the same position for 1 more year despite the other employees in the hospital reporting their concerns in 2015, and was assigned to office duties in 2016. (AA-UAV)