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The Latest Breaking News from Lucy Letby

Will Lucy Letby spend the rest of her life in prison?

Letby will be sentenced on Monday at 10am at Manchester Crown Court- but she will not appear in the court room

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby may have harmed dozens more babies, police fear

Exclusive: Officers investigating ‘suspicious’ incidents at Countess of Chester and Liverpool women’s hospitals

The Guardian - UK

Urgent, gentle care: life on a neonatal unit

NHS units such as the one Lucy Letby worked in help one in 12 babies. It’s an emotional environment, to which some medics are strongly drawn

The Guardian - UK

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Carers who kill: Lucy Letby joins a gruesome list of medical monsters, from Harold Shipman to Beverley Allitt

As Letby is convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others, we look at other examples of killers who exploited a position of trust

The Independent UK

Could Lucy Letby have been stopped sooner? The missed opportunities to catch a killer revealed

External review into the Countess of Chester hospital – which has not yet been published – expected to find multiple failings, The Independent understands

The Independent UK

‘Trust me, I’m a nurse’: How Lucy Letby comforted her victims’ parents as she hid evil secret

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 Independent UK

Former minister suggests broadcasting Lucy Letby’s sentencing to her cell

Tory Robert Buckland, a former justice secretary, says killer nurse should have ‘nowhere to hide’ if she won’t attend court

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Lucy Letby verdict: What charges has nurse accused of baby murders been convicted of?

Letby had denied murdering seven babies and trying to murder 10 others during course of her work on neonatal unit at Countess of Chester Hospital

The Independent UK

When was Lucy Letby arrested? Key dates in the investigation of baby-killing nurse

Letby was accused of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital

The Independent UK

Judge-led statutory inquiry needed on Letby murders, Tory health committee chair says

Conservative MP Steve Brine expressed concern over the effectiveness of the inquiry announced by the Government.

The Independent UK

The chilling ‘souvenirs’ of baby deaths killer nurse Lucy Letby kept under her bed

The record of emergency drugs provided to the infant was written on a paper towel during his 30-minute resuscitation

The Independent UK

When will Lucy Letby be sentenced and where will she be in prison?

Killer nurse will likely be incarcerated at HMP Low Newton, which previously housed murderer Rosemary West

The Independent UK

Lessons the NHS needs to learn after Lucy Letby case

Public inquiry that is now almost inevitable will need to examine failings of people and processes – and result in meaningful changes

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby NHS trust chair says hospital bosses misled the board

Sir Duncan Nichol says board was told there was ‘no criminal activity pointing to any one individual’ after reviews in late 2016

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The Independent UK

Ministers ‘dragging feet’ on forcing killers to court as Lucy Letby to skip sentencing

Calls for change come as senior doctor calls for hospital executives who failed to act on concerns about Letby to be investigated for corporate manslaughter

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby news – latest: Serial killer nurse ‘refuses to sit in dock’ as she is set to be sentenced

Letby has been convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby motive: Why did serial killer nurse murder seven babies?

Prosecutors put forward several possible motives as to why Letby murdered babies

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby confirms yet confounds our ideas of a serial killer

Her silence is a hallmark of the serial killer, but ‘beige’ nurse did not display the usual warning signs

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Police urged to probe Lucy Letby hospital bosses for corporate manslaughter

Hospital executives were ‘grossly negligent’ for not acting on complaints about the killer nurse with greater urgency, it has been claimed

The Guardian - UK

Hospital chief claims he acted ‘promptly’ to move Letby off ward

Tony Chambers says he was not aware of serious concerns being raised until June 2016 – a year after the nurse was linked to a series of unusual infant deaths

The Independent UK

What the papers say – August 20

Sunday’s front pages are packed with optimism for an England win in the Women’s World Cup final.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby: Police urged to probe hospital bosses for corporate manslaughter

Hospital executives were ‘grossly negligent’ for not acting on complaints about the killer nurse with greater urgency, it has been claimed.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: only a robust inquiry will hold NHS to account over Lucy Letby murders

Families need answers from the trust that allowed preventable deaths to happen

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby: Police urged to investigate hospital bosses for corporate manslaughter

Key prosecution witness in the trial of the serial killer nurse calls for inquiry into ‘grossly negligent’ executives

The Independent UK

Whistleblowers ‘treated like the problem’ – doctors’ union calls for reform

Numerous staff raised concerns about the actions of killer Lucy Letby for months before police were eventually called.

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