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we know that cheshire constabulary has been speaking more widely, we know they talked to many peopleth in her current and previousjobs. the evidence gathering on operation hummingbird, the investigation into lucy letby�*s nursing career has been significant. at the height of that operation there were 70 police and civilian staff working on it. they said around 30,000 pages of evidence in total. that will be one of the continuing themes of the story, not just the guilty verdicts that were able —— that we are able to report to you today, but what happens next and how much more potentially lucy letty could have been responsible for. i want to bring in mcauley, danny 0'donoghue. you have been here for every day of this trial. it has been a very long trial indeed. nine months exactly from the opening statements to the jury being sent out to deliberate. i want to talk about the families who really at the heart of what we are reporting today. talk as to their reaction as this trial came to its conclusion. aha, this trial came to its conclusion. a lot of mixed reactions in the courtroom. we

notjust from cheshire constabulary who investigated lucy letby but also from the crown prosecution servicester hospital also, we would expect in the next few hours to have some sort of statement from them as well. one of the key points of this case, certainly lucy letby�*s defence team were talking about, was feelings and care at the hospital when they were having to rebut the allegations that lucy letby had murdered or attempted to murder these children, davies repeatedly suggestions of inadequate care in the hospital. it may be something that the countess of chester hospital will be responding to, but also how a nurse, somebody who was trained and registered, experienced, someone who was in a position of responsibility and care for the lives of these babies could be allowed to murder them on this ward in her care. those numbers make lucy letby the most prolific killer of children and babies in the uk in modern times. the attempted murder of six children, four boys, two girls, and the murder of seven, five boys, two girls. her reaction as these verdicts were delivered, which they had been

cheshire constabulary . we will cheshire constabulary.ase in the coming days and weeks ahead . coming days and weeks ahead. there will be a period of reflection as everybody comes to terms with what they've experienced here today. i will now pass you on to my colleague from the crown prosecution service , pascale jones . thank service, pascale jones. thank you, nicole . you see, let be was you, nicole. you see, let be was entrusted to protect some of the most vulnerable babies . but most vulnerable babies. but little did those working alongside her know that there was a murderer in their midst. she did her utmost to conceal her crimes by varying the ways in which she repeatedly harmed babies in her care . babies in her care. >> she sought to deceive her colleagues and pass off the harm she caused as nothing more than a worsening of each baby's existing vulnerability in her hands. >> innocuous substances like air milk or medication like insulin would become lethal . she her would become lethal. she her learning and weaponized her craft to

that is new footage that has just been released by cheshire constabulary in the minutes following thistill with me, our reporter in court throughout this trial. in that, lucy letby is talking about the rise in infant deaths on the unit, something which he acknowledged that as a nursing team they were aware of. that was a key part of the defence case, wasn't it? they were suggesting that these deaths were nothing to do with lucy b. they were suggesting it was to do with feelings of care in that unit. now we know that it was lucy b who murdered and attempted to murder those children. that was a central pillar of the defence case, the quality of the care that was delivered by unit?- quality of the care that was delivered by unit? quality of the care that was delivered b unit? . , _ . delivered by unit? lucy letby argued that she felt — delivered by unit? lucy letby argued that she felt the _ delivered by unit? lucy letby argued that she felt the staffing _ delivered by unit? lucy letby argued that she felt the staffing levels - that she felt the staffing levels were _ that she felt the st

cheshire constabulary will continue to support all of the families in this case in the coming days andon of everybody comes to terms with what they have experienced here today. that was detective chief inspector nicola evans, and we heard next from pascaljones, a senior prosecutor from the crown prosecution service. lucy letby was entrusted to protect some of the most vulnerable babies. little did those working alongside her know that there was a murderer in their midst. she did her utmost to conceal her crimes by varying the ways in which she repeatedly harmed babies in her care. she sought to deceive her colleagues and pass off the harm she caused as nothing more than a worsening of each baby's existing vulnerability. in her hands, innocuous substances like air, milk or medication like insulin would become lethal. she perverted her learning and weaponised her craft to inflict harm, grief and death. time and again, she harmed babies in an environment which should have been safe for them and their families. parents were exposed to her morbid curiosity and her fake compassion. too many

cheshire constabulary will continue to support all of the families in this case in the coming days andere will be a period of reflection as everybody comes to terms with what they've experienced here today. that's detective chief inspector nicola evans, who was one of the senior investigating officers in this case from cheshire police. we also heard on the steps here in manchester at the reaction from some of the families who lost children in some of the attempted murders as well. important to say some of those children suffered life—changing consequences from the attempts lucy letby made on their lives. now all of the victims in this case have been kept anonymous, not inside the court, but in terms of reporting, they have been referred to as bay ba, bbc, and theirfamilies have also been given identity protection so their parents and also that chilled siblings of the student could try and have some level of privacy for what has been a huge amount of scrutiny and a very high profile trial. so the reaction that we heard was from their family liaison officer. janet moore, the family liais

. >> indeed , i think cheshire >> indeed, i think cheshire constabulary have stressed that that number000 isn't necessarily for thousand incidents of guilt. it's just happens to be there were 4000 babies that lucy letby may or may not have cared for along that time period. now that investigation will continue, of course , we don't know too much course, we don't know too much at this point. and realistically, it's a moot point when it comes to lucy letby right now, because if she's already already going to receive the whole life order, then realistically, it's not going to affect how long she will remain in prison . she will be remaining in prison. she will be remaining in prison. she will be remaining in prison. she will be remaining in prison indefinitely , most in prison indefinitely, most likely anyway. but what it will do is give families answers to questions that they may now have. sophie reaper, we will come back to you live outside manchester crown court. >> the judge is expected to start speaking in the next ten minutes or so to just update you as well. >> a bit more coming fro

you mentioned there that the investigation is continuing with cheshire constabulary .s cheshire constabulary. there's far, far more babies that are perhaps being investigated . and perhaps being investigated. and so although today the families may gain some closure by recognising the facts that lucy letby will now die in prison, no matter what. but but it isn't the end of us talking about lucy letby. there is still so much to come . come. >> thank you very, very much. is sophie reaper there? and just sophie. whilst whilst i've got you, if that's all right, she did not come up to the dock today, did she? did she stay in her cells? what happened now? because that has caused a huge amount of controversy . amount of controversy. >> well, just as she has been doing for the last few times, court has searched today , once court has searched today, once again, she remained downstairs in the cells, refusing to come up to the dock to face her sentencing . sentencing. >> absolutely . sophie, thank you >> absolutely. sophie, thank you very, very much. it's sophie reapen very, very

and that's what chester cheshire constabulary did.iculty and the dedication and the skill with which they carried out this investigation over a long time . investigation over a long time. >> colin, naomi, thank you very much indeed for taking the time to join us this morning. we appreciate your expertise in these matters. thank you. now to look through the top stories of today, we're delighted to be joined by celebrity chef and broadcaster and broadcaster kevin woodford and former labour adviser matthew lazard . lazard. >> who shall i start with? go on, matthew. >> yeah, so i mean , just >> yeah, so i mean, just following on from from what we're about earlier we're talking about earlier about and phil was about football and phil was saying, can any politician ever get it right? the get it right? well, the telegraph, there's a in telegraph, there's a story in the yesterday which the telegraph yesterday which really which was really struck me, which was editor davey a cheering away and being it . and so being criticised for it. and so w

verdict we spoke we were able to speak to some of the senior investigating officers within cheshire constabulary told us that that process was now underway. they gave us a really thorough understand ing of exactly how that investigation has been going. operation hummingbird and now how it will continue. we know that there was those 4000 babies who passed through that other hospital whilst lucy letby was working there. now, that doesn't mean to say there's 4000 babies being investigated because that would just be absolutely uncomprehensible . but what it uncomprehensible. but what it does mean is that there are some families out there who could potentially be about to hear that. lucy letby also attacked their baby . their baby. >> indeed. so and clearly they want answers, or at least some kind of peace of mind over that issue. but thanks very much indeed for updating us once more there on what is a continuing story, of course. thank you very much . much. >> following lucy letby failure to appear in court yesterday , gb to appear in court yesterday, gb news understands that judges will now be give

this ultimately prompted an investigation by cheshire constabulary to try and provide some answers for the heartbroken families involved . heartbroken families involved. >> and i think it's hard to imagine what the families are going through . i think she used going through. i think she used a cover of trust that she'd gained the trust of parents, the trust of her colleagues and her friends to commit these crimes in such an unimaginable way. >> in october of last year, lucy letby trial began as the former nurse faced charges of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder a further ten. a jury at manchester crown court sat week after week, month after month, heanng after week, month after month, hearing details about each of the babies involved from child a all the way through to child. q lucy letby watched on from the dock as the court was shown images from her home and hospital rotas which identify her as the only person working at the time of every single incident . the evidence also incident. the evidence also included a series of handwritten notes found amongst the former nurse