lucy."nurse who's accused of murdering seven - babies and attempting to kill ten. others at a hospital in chester has heard how a pattern had emerged of babies dying or suffering - collapses when she was on duty. hi, can ijust talk through what we're doing this morning? so the one are interested in... lucy letby has been on trial at manchester crown court since last 0ctober, accused of killing and harming babies. i've been covering the 33—year—old's case from the start. the only thing that might be a bit of a crunch, sort of depends how long the evidence goes on for, is for me to turn around the radio 1300 at the same time as the tv one. this is my office for the day, outside the court. lucy letby will be a few metres away, on the other side of that wall, inside, being taken from a prison van. the stakes in this case couldn't be more extreme at both ends of the scale. so if she's convicted, lucy letby becomes britain's most prolific child killer. if she is acquitted, then i don't know what's

well, i think i can remember saying, "oh, no, it can't be lucy. "not nice lucy."ews presenter: the trial of a nurse who's accused of murdering seven - babies and attempting to kill ten. others at a hospital in chester has heard how a pattern had emerged of babies dying or suffering - collapses when she was on duty. hi, can ijust talk through what we're doing this morning? so the one are interested in... lucy letby has been on trial at manchester crown court since last october, accused of killing and harming babies. i've been covering the 33—year—old's case from the start. the only thing that might be a bit of a crunch, sort of depends how long the evidence goes on for, is for me to turn around the radio 1300 at the same time as the tv one. this is my office for the day, outside the court. lucy letby will be a few metres away, on the other side of that wall, inside, being taken from a prison van. the stakes in this case couldn't be more extreme at both ends of the scale. so if she's convicted, lucy letby becomes britain's most prolific child killer. if she is acqui

lucy let people sitting beside me. i said _ the star. lucy let people sitting beside me.cy let people sitting beside me. i said to her how. the star. lucy let people sitting i beside me. i said to her how tired and upset she must be after two days of this and i hope that she was going to have a restful weekend and she turned to me and said no, i'm back on shift tomorrow. the other staff are very traumatised by all of this. they were crumbling before your eyes almost.— your eyes almost. lucy letty was moved to a — your eyes almost. lucy letty was moved to a clerical— your eyes almost. lucy letty was moved to a clerical rule. - your eyes almost. lucy letty was moved to a clerical rule. we - your eyes almost. lucy letty was moved to a clerical rule. we canl your eyes almost. lucy letty was - moved to a clerical rule. we can now reveal that even though consultancy repeatedly made light morning to senior management, they said they were ignored and ultimately told that if they didn't stop raising questions about the nurse there would be consequences. the doctors say that even a

lucy. saying, oh no, it cannot be lucy, nice lucy-— saying, oh no, it cannot be lucy, nice lu . ., nicelucy. tell me about when you remember first _ nice lucy. tell me about when you remember first meeting _ nice lucy. tell me about when you remember first meeting lucy - nice lucy. tell me about when you i remember first meeting lucy letby. i remember first meeting lucy letby. i do not recall the first time that i met lucy letby. she started work in 2012. she didn't strike me as too different to most nurses on the unit. ., �* ., ., , ., , unit. you didn't have any worries about her— unit. you didn't have any worries about her doing _ unit. you didn't have any worries about her doing the _ unit. you didn't have any worries about her doing the job? - unit. you didn't have any worries about her doing the job? i - unit. you didn't have any worries about her doing the job? i don'tl about her doing the “ob? i don't think anybody h about her doing the “ob? i don't think anybody did. _ about her doing the job? i don't think anybody did. it _ about her doing the job? i don't think anybody did. i

lucy letty had many faces- _ of her life forever. lucy letty had many faces.r life forever. lucy letty had many faces. party graduate. - of her life forever. lucy letty had i many faces. party graduate. bright young nurse. at each face was a mask for evil hiding in plain sight and at last her cover has slipped. lucy letty will now be known as one of britain's most notorious criminals. we are bringing you to breaking news that lucy letty has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another six. we arejoined by our attempting to murder another six. we are joined by our correspondent anna foster who pace outside manchester crown court. that was the background there. what has been happening in there. what has been happening in the last few moments. it there. what has been happening in the last few moments.— the last few moments. it gives you the last few moments. it gives you the context — the last few moments. it gives you the context behind _ the last few moments. it gives you the context behind this _ the last few moments. it gives y

lucy."ewing her. what do you make of her? she's a difficult one to work out. because she's emotionless. she wasjust very clinical in her answers. so, she was comfortable, she'd go through medical notes, she would talk to us, she was cooperative, she engaged. but there was no empathy or, or sympathy with a nurse accused of murdering seven babies has been giving _ evidence at her trial. morning, busy day. i've got quite a few calls to make. in manchester, the defence case has started. and lucy letby is giving evidence. there was complete silence in court as lucy letby spoke in a clear voice, looking directly at the jury and sitting just yards away from the parents of some of the babies she's accused of attacking. this is the day i've been waiting for for months, because we've had all of these accusations laid out in court, and today is the moment where we get to see her and hear her directly. you know, she's going through the detail of the medical notes, and she's being asked about that quite

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, not nice lucy.ew nurses in the region who he would trust with his own children. but her trial heard that she was the constant malevolent presence when babies were killed or attacked. on post—it notes found at her chester home, letby protested her innocence but on one she wrote, i am evil, i did this because i am not good enough to care for them. her defence said this was the anguished outpouring of young of young woman realising what she was accused of and not a confession. the jury decided that the note did reveal the truth. i was surprised that there was so much material that was quite graphic in its nature of what she wrote. it was there, almost presented to us when we arrived. when you overlay it with all the evidence we had got on placement and times and eyewitness and medical evidence, then it is very damning. the court heard shee used a variety of methods to kill and harm babies. she was accused of injecting her victims with air, with excess fluids, of poisoning them with insulin, of interfer

well, i think i can remember saying, oh no, it can't be lucy, nice lucy.ted work in 2012. she didn't strike me as too different to most nurses on the unit. you didn't have any worries about her doing thejob? i don't think anybody did. it is something that nobody really wants to consider, you know, that a member of staff might be harming the babies under your care. can you give us a sense of what was happening in the unit over the summer and autumn of 2015 in terms of there being more unexplained collapses and deaths? it was the first time i started to have some concerns about the unusual nature of the collapses and the deaths. i e—mailed the unit manager after this death in october, and i asked to discuss lucy letby and her association with the deaths. some of the babies did not respond to resuscitation quite how we would have expected them to. most babies get a heart rate back, their breathing would get better, but that didn't happen in these cases like you would expect, which was unusual. as the year turned into early 2016, particularly february 2016, th

well, i think i can remember saying, oh no, it can't be lucy, nice lucy.ut when you remember first meeting lucy letby. i don't recall the first time that i met lucy letby. she started work in 2012. she didn't strike me as too different to most nurses on the unit. you didn't have any worries about her doing thejob? i don't think anybody did. it is something that nobody really wants to consider, you know, that a member of staff might be harming the babies under your care. can you give us a sense of what was happening in the unit over the summer and autumn of 2015 in terms of there being more unexplained collapses and deaths? it was the first time i started to have some concerns about the unusual nature of the collapses and the deaths. i e—mailed the unit manager after this death in october, and i asked to discuss lucy letby and her association with the deaths. some of the babies did not respond to resuscitation quite how we would have expected them to. most babies get a heart rate back, their breathing would get better, but that didn't happen in these cases

what did lucy letby say to you? lucy said, "now, don't worry."ly... calm demeanour about her. and she is, you know, very, very softly spoken. and, "don't worry," the registrar was coming, she'd already contacted him, he was on his way, and she told me to go back to the ward. i was trying to reassure my wife that, "listen, these people are experts and, you know, if they say there is not a problem, you've got nothing to worry about." that was the first phone call. quickly followed up by a second phone call with a midwife saying, "you need to get here now." and there was a third phone call telling me, "where are you? the priest has been called." and ijust knew. i knew at that point, you know, you don't call a priest unless someone's dying. what could you see? we were taken in. and we were told to talk to him and hold his hand. he was christened. the consultant said, "you know what? we're going to stop. we want him to die in your arms... rather than being worked on." so we said, "ok." and they passed him to us. and he died. can you just talk me throu

. people have of course been affected by lucy letby's crimes.— by lucy letby's crimes.hat's right- of _ by lucy letby's crimes. that's right. of course, _ by lucy letby's crimes. that's right. of course, at _ by lucy letby's crimes. that's right. of course, at the - by lucy letby's crimes. that's right. of course, at the heart| by lucy letby's crimes. that's l right. of course, at the heart of all of this has been the families of those babies, the parents of those babies, but also the jurors who have had to listen to a huge amount of very difficult evidence over the ten months or so of this trial. also many of lucy letby's former colleagues, people who would have considered a friend, they have had to come to court, not only to give evidence but listen to very difficult evidence, often talked about in minute detail. of course, the process of proving beyond reasonable doubt that someone committed murder requires a huge amount of very complicated medical evidence. there have been various medical experts part of this trial throughout. cheshire police, who did this investiga

what did lucy letby say to you? lucy said, "now, don't worry." her. and she is, you know, very, very softly spoken. and, "don't worry," the registrar was coming, she'd already contacted him, he was on his way, and she told me to go back to the ward. i was trying to reassure my wife that, "listen, these people are experts and, you know, if they say there is not a problem, you've got nothing to worry about." that was the first phone call. quickly followed up by a second phone call with a midwife saying, "you need to get here now." and there was a third phone call telling me, "where are you? the priest has been called." and ijust knew. i knew at that point, you know, you don't call a priest unless someone's dying. what could you see? we were taken in. and we were told to talk to him and hold his hand. he was christened. the consultant said, "you know what? we're going to stop. we want him to die in your arms... rather than being worked on." so we said, "ok." and they passed him to us. and he died. can you just talk me through what happened in the af

she said that lucy b had told her —— that lucy letby— lucy b had told her —— that lucy letby had — lucyhould go back to _ was on her way and she should go back to the — was on her way and she should go back to the ward. she did that and called _ back to the ward. she did that and called her— back to the ward. she did that and called her husband on the way back to the _ called her husband on the way back to the ward. we were shown phone records _ to the ward. we were shown phone records to— to the ward. we were shown phone records to prove the time of this court. _ records to prove the time of this court, which are related she had seen _ court, which are related she had seen and — court, which are related she had seen and how distressed she was. lucy letby— seen and how distressed she was. lucy letby was asked about this in cross— lucy letby was asked about this in cross examination and she simply said that — cross examination and she simply said that the mother's recollection was not _ said that the mother's recollection was not correct, the mother had must remember— was not correct, th

what did lucy letby say to you? lucy said, "now, don't worry."r. and she's, you know, very, very softly spoken. and don't worry, the registrar was coming, she'd already contacted him, he was on his way, and she told me to go back to the ward. i was trying to reassure my wife that, listen, these people are experts and, you know, if they say there's not a problem, you've got nothing to worry about. that was the first phone call. quickly followed up by a second phone call with a midwife, saying, "you need to get here now." and there was a third phone call telling me, "where are you? the priest has been called." and ijust knew. i knew at that point. you know, you don't call a priest unless someone's dying. what could you see? we were taken in. and we were told to talk to him and hold his hand. he was christened. the consultant said, "you know what? we're going to stop. we want him to die in your arms...rather than being worked on." so we said, "ok." and they passed him to us. and he died. can you just talk me through what happened in the aftermath of

the common factor — lucy letby.fing sheet shows she was the only employee who was present every time there was a suspicious event. dr stephen brearey led the team of seven consultants on the unit who shared joint concerns about letby. he's now speaking publicly about their experience for the first time. it's something that nobody really wants to consider, you know, that a member of staff might be harming the babies under your care. things came to a head when two out of three healthy triplets died within 2a hours of each other injune 2016. afterwards a meeting was held for staff. lucy letby was there. she was sitting next to me. i spoke to her and said how tired and upset she must be after two days of this, and hoped that she was going to have a restful weekend, and she turned to me and said, "no, i'm back on shift tomorrow." the other staff were very traumatised by all of this. they were crumbling before your eyes almost, and she was quite happy and confident to come into work. lucy letby was eventually moved to a c

the common factor — lucy letby.staffing sheet shows she was the only employee who was present every time there was a suspicious event. dr stephen brearey led the team of seven consultants on the unit who shared joint concerns about letby. he's now speaking publicly about their experience for the first time. it's something that nobody really wants to consider, you know, that a member of staff might be harming the babies under your care. things came to a head when two out of three healthy triplets died within 2a hours of each other injune 2016. afterwards, a meeting was held for staff. lucy letby was there. she was sitting next to me. i spoke to her and said how tired and upset she must be after two days of this, and i hoped that she was going to have a restful weekend. and she turned to me and said, "no, i'm back on shift tomorrow." the other staff were very traumatised by all of this. we were crumbling before your eyes, almost, and she was quite happy and confident to come into work. lucy letby was eventually moved

the common factor — lucy letby.eam of seven consultants on the unit who shared joint concerns about letby. he's now speaking publicly about their experience for the first time. it's something that nobody really wants to consider, you know, that a member of staff might be harming the babies under your care. things came to a head when two out of three healthy triplets died within 2a hours of each other injune 2016. afterwards, a meeting was held for staff. lucy letby was there. she was sitting next to me. i spoke to her and said how tired and upset she must be after two days of this, and i hoped that she was going to have a restful weekend. and she turned to me and said, "no, i'm back on shift tomorrow." the other staff were very traumatised by all of this. we were crumbling before your eyes, almost, and she was quite happy and confident to come into work. lucy letby was eventually moved to a clerical role. the doctors kept trying to get managers to investigate the suspicious deaths and her connection to them. but we

lucy letby's circle of influence, if ou like. ., lucy letby's circle of influence, if ou like. . ., ,influence, if ou like. . .,, , lucy letby's circle of influence, if ou like. . ., , , ., you like. yeah, it has been an incredibly _ you like. yeah, it has been an incredibly complex _ you like. yeah, it has been an incredibly complex case - you like. yeah, it has been an incredibly complex case with i you like. yeah, it has been an i incredibly complex case with the jury incredibly complex case with the jury having to wade through thousands upon thousands of blood gas charge, feeding charts, x—rays, and these have been an accompaniment with the doctors and nurses who were on shift at that time, describing what they had seen. but, really, a lot of this case hinges on the observations of the medical expert who really tried to make sense of what it was we were seeing in those documents of unexplained crashes, these are strange, unusual patches. it was their report that really kind of explained what was going on on that neonatal unit, and i think the crown had been quite upfront in saying

let's bring in lucy grey. order, describing in real minute detail often the crimes that she had committed. he minute detail often the crimes that she had committed.— minute detail often the crimes that she had committed. he made a point of specifically — she had committed. he made a point of specifically addressing _ she had committed. he made a point of specifically addressing the - of specifically addressing the deaths of the attempted murders of each of those babies. he talked about them by name, he referred to the families, he very much made sure the families, he very much made sure the people at the heart of this new that their ordeal... when that sentence was handed down, that that had been taken into consideration. my had been taken into consideration. my colleague lucy grey has also been following this trial at manchester crown court. he started, this was a three—part process where he talked about the families and the baby specifically, he passed down the centre remarks and also at the beginning, he re

well, i think i can remember saying, oh no, it can't be lucy, nice lucy.dn't strike me as too different to most nurses on the unit. you didn't have any worries about her doing thejob? i don't think anybody did. it's something that nobody really wants to consider, you know, that a member of staff might be harming the babies under your care. can you give us a sense of what was happening in the unit over the summer and autumn of 2015 in terms of there being more unexplained collapses and deaths? it was the first time i started to have some concerns about the unusual nature of the collapses and the deaths. i e—mailed the unit manager after this death in october, and i asked to discuss lucy letby and her association with the deaths. some of the babies did not respond to resuscitation quite how we would've expected them to. most babies get a heart rate back, their breathing would get better, but that didn't happen in these cases like you would expect, which was unusual. as the year turned into early 2016, particularly february 2016, things took another turn. you

what did lucy letby say to you? lucy said, "now, don't worry."emeanour about her. and she is, you know, very, very softly spoken. and, "don't worry," the registrar was coming, she'd already contacted him, he was on his way, and she told me to go back to the ward. i was trying to reassure my wife that, "listen, these people are experts and, you know, if they say there is not a problem, you've got nothing to worry about." that was the first phone call. quickly followed up by a second phone call with a midwife saying, "you need to get here now." and there was a third phone call telling me, "where are you? the priest has been called." and ijust knew. i knew at that point, you know, you don't call a priest unless someone's dying. what could you see? we were taken in. and we were told to talk to him and hold his hand. he was christened. the consultant said, "you know what? we're going to stop. we want him to die in your arms... rather than being worked on." so we said, "ok." and they passed him to us. and he died. can you just talk me through what happ

lucy,is lucy, is it? to mind if i step in for a few seconds? lucy, is it?p in for a few seconds?— behind the door of this ordinary suburban house, britain�*s most prolific baby killer was arrested three hours after her murder spree began. just sit there for me, lucy. i've just had knee surgery. she worked here, in the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital. her role, to care of the most vulnerable infants, but that couldn�*t have been further from her mind. the crying, i�*ve never heard anything like it since. it was screaming. it was screaming, and i was like, "what is the matter with them?" legally, we can�*t identify the families in this case, but the stories are distressing. these are the parents of twin boys born prematurely in 2015. their mum was taking milk to them when she heard one of her sons crying loudly. he had blood round his mouth, and lucy was there, but faffing about and not really doing anything. lucy said, "don�*t worry, the registrar was coming." she told me to go back to the ward. the baby�*s mum left him in this intensive ca

now how arrested lucy letby. now how lucy is this?se. >> hello, my name, please. >> i attended her turquoise door . you can see there the killer opens. she looks rather surprised as detectives enter her property. later she's led out in handcuffs , hands behind out in handcuffs, hands behind her back . the look of shock on her back. the look of shock on her back. the look of shock on her face. perhaps this is the moment she knew what the next ten months of her life would be like . like. >> and yet she denied all 22 charges against her. she blamed the deaths on hospital hygiene and staffing levels when in fact she was deliberate injecting babies with air and poisoning them with insulin. she is due to be sentenced on monday morning, but these guilty verdicts were delivered. this afternoon. what a gruelling process . yes, for a gruelling process. yes, for jurors it has been over the last ten months for and all the babies families. and we can now tell you, because there were reports , voting restrictions reports, voting restrictions dunng

lucy letby was entrusted to protect some _ lucy letby was entrusted to protect some of— lucy letby wasof the most vulnerable babies. little did _ some of the most vulnerable babies. little did those working alongside her know— little did those working alongside her know that there was a murderer in their— her know that there was a murderer in their midst. she did her utmost to conceal— in their midst. she did her utmost to conceal her crimes by varying the ways in_ to conceal her crimes by varying the ways in which she repeatedly harmed bahies— ways in which she repeatedly harmed babies in_ ways in which she repeatedly harmed babies in her care. she sought to deceive _ babies in her care. she sought to deceive her— babies in her care. she sought to deceive her colleagues and pass off the harm _ deceive her colleagues and pass off the harm she caused as nothing more than a _ the harm she caused as nothing more than a worsening of each baby's existing — than a worsening of each baby's existing vulnerability. in her hands. _ existing vulnerability. in her hands, innocuous substances like

lucy letby, on each of the seven offences — lucy letby, on each of the seven offences of— lucy letby, offences of— offences of murder and these seven offences of attempted _ offences of murder and these seven offences of attempted murder, - offences of murder and these seven offences of attempted murder, i- offences of attempted murder, i sentence — offences of attempted murder, i sentence you _ offences of attempted murder, i sentence you to _ offences of attempted murder, i sentence you to imprisonment l offences of attempted murder, ii sentence you to imprisonment for life. sentence you to imprisonment for life because _ sentence you to imprisonment for life. because the _ sentence you to imprisonment for life. because the seriousness- sentence you to imprisonment for life. because the seriousness of. life. because the seriousness of your— life. because the seriousness of your offences _ life. because the seriousness of your offences is _ life. because the seriousness of your offences is exceptionally. life. because the seriousness of. your offences is exceptionally high, i your of

onjuly the 3rd, when lucy letby was arrested, ifelt onjuly the 3rd, when lucy letby was arrested, i feltonflicted. she took those hand and footprints. the mother of baby c was crying in the dock as she continued. lucy letby, there is no sentence that will ever compare to the excruciating agony that we have suffered as a consequence of your actions. and then baby d, the mother of that baby is speaking in court. i miss my baby so much, it has. i was desperate to feel her, smell her and cuddle her. i was desperate to keep her safe. the mother of baby d has also said she had been pushing for answers, but was initially told this was not a police matter. she said, i have lost my confidence as a mother, a woman, a friend and wife. my marriage is also scarred. it has been hard to keep strong together at times since my baby passed away. i live behind my own shadow. i had a car accident and i crashed into a wall was that these are victim impact statements that continue to be read out. that is at lucy letby�*s sentencing here at manchester crown court. �* ., .,, sentencing here at manchester crown

i do thihk_ to apologise to lucy letby. i do think that — to apologise to lucy letby.ink that it was very typical of all the nhs cases of whistle—blower, that managers resisted and attacked whistle—blowers, basically. this isn't _ whistle—blowers, basically. this isn't new. — whistle—blowers, basically. this isn't new, this is what happens to many— isn't new, this is what happens to many whistle—blowers and not just in the nhs _ many whistle—blowers and not just in the nhs it— many whistle—blowers and not just in the nhs. it is not, it is not novel, it is hot— the nhs. it is not, it is not novel, it is hot ewe — the nhs. it is not, it is not novel, it is not ewe narcs it isjust what happens — it is not ewe narcs it is 'ust what ha ens. ., , , ., , happens. even though whistle-blowers are protected — happens. even though whistle-blowers are protected by _ happens. even though whistle-blowers are protected by law, _ happens. even though whistle-blowers are protected by law, in _ happens. even though whistle-blowers are protected by law, in which - happens. even though wh

by lucy letby. >> two of the boys were brothers from triplets , and lucy letby from triplets, and lucye of the last to hold them. she even dressed him after he died. i mean them. she even dressed him after he died. i mean, what dreadful, dreadful thing for that baby's parents to have to live with just unimaginable pain. >> i imagine that those family bullies have experienced. you mentioned the two boys who were part of a set of triplets. we heard statements from their parents, both the mother and father . they were pre—recorded father. they were pre—recorded statements that were filmed and they were played out in the court because both parents simply felt they would be unable to cope. reading them out in person . the father of those two person. the father of those two boys. child oh, and child. p he said that at one point he was he considered taking his own life. he was so distraught that he'd hit rock bottom. he said, lucy letby has destroyed our lives. the anger and hatred i have for her will never go away. it has destroyed me as a man and as a father. and i think that really encapsu

lucy letby, of course, spent days in the witness box. thought she was extremely cold, unemotional. it struck me that whenever there were pictures of her, you know, drawings of her being shown, it was always with a tissue wiping her eyes. that was a very rare sight in the witness box. certainly talking about babies, there's only one. it's baby e in respect of whom she cried and probably because she'd been caught, but all the others. it was very striking to see that when she was talking about her former life as a nurse, talking about her house, she was in floods of tears. soon after that, her own counsel moved on to talk about the bereavement pack of baby a. that's probably the first document he questioned her about in relation to the babies. her tears dried almost instantly, and that was pretty much the way she came across, unemotional. so compare and contrast with evidence from some of her colleagues, like ashley hudson, who was still completely traumatised by what she'd been through when she tried to help out baby i. and yeah. there mus

the parallels with lucy letby are striking. those in charge were apparently unable to believe there might be a killer in the hospital. so how can the nhs take that mindset into account for the future? we take that mindset into account for the future?— the future? we should have had a s stem the future? we should have had a system for _ the future? we should have had a system for looking _ the future? we should have had a system for looking at _ the future? we should have had a system for looking at the - the future? we should have had a | system for looking at the outcome the future? we should have had a i system for looking at the outcome of babies in neonatal units and to look at adverse events happening to babies in neonatal units. this doctor has — babies in neonatal units. this doctor has chaired _ babies in neonatal units. this doctor has chaired a - babies in neonatal units. this doctor has chaired a number of high—profile nhs inquiries, including several involving maternity units. although none of his investigations inv

we won't see lucy letby. she won't be there facing the judge as he delivers his sentencing . as he delivers his sentencing. she won't be there facing the families of whom she murdered some of their children . she some of their children. she won't be there at all facing the crimes that she is committed. and this is one of, if not the longest murder trial in british history . history. >> and there are some questions about the jury in this because it's gone on for so long. obviously, there were some not guilty verdicts as well. i was just hoping that you might be able to to me what what able to explain to me what what the story of the jury is really going throughout all of this . going throughout all of this. >> absolutely. so of course, the traditional jury at the crown court is comprised of 12 people. that was the same for this case. however, a few weeks ago, we lost one of the jurors that was as according to justice goss, he said they had a good person , said they had a good person, personal reason that meant

obviously lucy letby was not in the dock _ obviously lucy letby was not in the dock i_ obviously lucym the families and was a moment a culmination of a nine-month _ was a moment a culmination of a nine—month trial, their chance to put on _ nine—month trial, their chance to put on record the impact of these crimes— put on record the impact of these crimes on— put on record the impact of these crimes on their lives. it was an incredibly— crimes on their lives. it was an incredibly emotional morning and i don't _ incredibly emotional morning and i don't think— incredibly emotional morning and i don't think most people in that room did shed _ don't think most people in that room did shed a _ don't think most people in that room did shed a tear when families shared harrowing _ did shed a tear when families shared harrowing things that they went through— harrowing things that they went through over the last few years and the impact — through over the last few years and the impact on their personal lives, marriages, — the impact on their personal lives, marriages, jobs. it brought it home fo

lucy letby is not there. she will not hear them, will seek? ,, , ., . , seek? is here at manchester crown court. _ seek? she is here at manchester crown court, she _ seek? she is here at manchester crown court, she was _ seek? she is here at manchester crown court, she was brought i seek? she is here at manchester crown court, she was brought to j crown court, she was brought to court from prison this morning as she has been for every stage of this process, but last week as the final verdicts were delivered it is worth reminding you as well those verdicts were delivered over a series of hearings. there were none for different hearings on the court where the jury returned and delivered a partial number of verdicts. lucy letby was presence for the first ones, the first counts of murder which she was convicted of, she sobbed in the dock as those verdicts were read out but when it came to the later hearings she chose not to appear in court so every day has arrived here with a prison van, she has been taken to the holding cells and has exercised her right not to com

lucy letby was the person who was responsible for that.ings which will continue to be talked about after that sentencing hearing today was the fact that it lucy letby exercised her right not to appear in court and while she was in the courtroom, in the court building, she is remaining in the holding cells and she was not taken into the dock. she will again not appear for those sentencing remarks. this is the latest in a number of high—profile sentencing hearings in which convicted murderers have refused to appear in the dock. they include the sentencing in the case of 35—year—old sara lena, she was an aspiring lawyer, attacked while she was walking home from a bar in east london, and her aunt said the sentencing was the murderer�*s opportunity to be human and face his actions. his absence, she said, was actions. his absence, she said, was a slap in the face. then there was a nine—year—old school garg 0livia pratt—korbel who was shot by a masked gunman inside her home in liverpool, her mother said the fact that the family had to relive the

the common factor, lucy letby.staffing sheet shows she was the only employee present time there was a suspicious event. aoctor led the team of seven consultants on the unit who shared joint concerns about letby. he is now speaking publicly about their experience for the first time. >> it is something nobody wants to consider, that a member of staff might be harming the babies under your care. judith: things came to a head where two out of three healthy triplets died within 24 hours of each other in june 2015. afterwards a meeting was held with staff also >> lucy letby was there. she was sitting next to me. i spoke to her and said how tired and upset she must be after two days of this, and hoped that she was going to have a restful weekend, and she turned to me and said, ", i'm back on shift tomorrow. the other staff were very traumatized by all this. they were crumbling before your eyes, almost. and she was quite happy and confident to come into work. judith: lucy letby was moved to a clerical bowl. the doctors kep

lucy implementing physical trauma. lucy letby implementing physicaltrauma.talked about how there was perhaps inappropriate care at the unit, and that was what was to blame. she claimed that these cases could have happened through natural causes. the defence case talked about how overstretched the unit was, how understaffed it was. there is the cases of the prosecution and defence. lucy letby�*s parents have beenin defence. lucy letby�*s parents have been in court throughout this trial, over the last ten months, supporting their daughter. also, of course, the families of the 17 babies involved have been here. they have been in court throughout. some of them have also been watching remotely from a place in chester. everybody sitting through ten months of evidence are now, as you say, 20 days of deliberation as they sit and wait for those verdicts.— for those verdicts. lucy, in manchester _ for those verdicts. lucy, in manchester for _ for those verdicts. lucy, in manchester for now, - for those verdicts. lucy, inj manchester for now, thank for those verdicts.

. hear talking about lucy.fic thing honestly, to my mind, couldn't be more irrelevant. it wasn't not the purpose of our transport system for a moment to kill people. and that's because you've that's only because you've mentioned it. michele these things talked things don't normally get talked about you're about on television, but you're in or unusual, i in the unlikely or unusual, i suppose, circumstance having suppose, circumstance of having two on panel who two christians on on a panel who couldn't reach more different perspectives. vengeance is mine. so if the lord is my perspective, but moreover, i can't understand why we would say the state should be taking lives in these circumstances to deter people . a whole life deter people. a whole life tariff will do that . tariff will do that. >> well, there you go. i shall leave it to you guys have the last thoughts on that home. last thoughts on that at home. a death penalty , yes or no? i say death penalty, yes or no? i say yes because i think that you should be

the prime minister there on the sentencing of lucy letby. that sentencing of lucy letby.ct the formal decision from thejudge to going to expect the formal decision from the judge to be going to expect the formal decision from thejudge to be handed down in a couple of hours' time. but more on whole life orders, which is what lucy letby will get. they were introduced back in 1983. they were initially imposed by home secretaries. in 2002, the power to pass such a tariff was handed to judges. these crimes are certainly in the remit of a whole life order, but it will be up to the judge to pass a sentence. should the 33—year—old be given such a sentence, lucy letby would become the fourth women in english legal history to receive a whole life order. we are going to have continuing coverage from manchester crown court with our correspondent anna foster. she will have more updates at the top of the hour. if you would like to get further updates before then, you can head to our website. you can do that by going and clicking, scanning the qr code on the right—hand side of the scree

thank ou so since lucy letby worked here. thank you so much. _ since lucy letby worked here. here. thank you so much, more details - since lucy letby worked here. thank you so much, more details on - since lucy letby worked here. thank you so much, more details on our. you so much, more details on our website. the western canadian province of british colombia has declared a state of emergency as the country deals with its worst wildfire season on record. the city of kelowna is under threat after embers blew across a lake from neigbouring west kelowna. residents of the remote northern city of yellowknife, which is threatened by a huge wildfire, have been scrambling to leave. an official deadline to evacuate has already passed. we can speak now to our correspondent peter bowes. what is the latest deal with regards to these fires? what is the iatest deal with regards to these fires?— what is the latest deal with regards to these fires?— to these fires? there is a glimmer of positive — to these fires? there is a glimmer of positive news. _ to these fires? there is a glimmer of po

lucy _ something from him. thank you very much forjoining us. lucy letby's - something from him.ining us. lucy letby's is l much forjoining us. lucy letby's is another high—profile sentencing where the tim —— defendant appears to two refuses to appear in the dock. lucy letby is the latest in a number of high—profile sentencing hearings in which convicted murderers have refused to appear in the dock. they include the sentencing in the case of 35—year—old zara aleena. she was an aspiring lawyer, attacked while walking home from a bar in east london. heraunt, farah naz, said the sentencing would have been the murderer�*s opportunity to be "human" and to "face his actions". his absence, she said,was "a slap in the face". nine—year—old schoolgirl olivia pratt—korbel was shot by a masked gunman inside her liverpool home. olivia's mother cheryl said the fact that her family had to relive the pain of olivia's death but the offender could choose to opt out of the sentencing was a "kick in the teeth." and 28—year—old sabina nessa was murdered in a park in south—east london. she was a prima

lucy, 'ust get this came over everything else. lucy, 'ust get this game and h everything else.else. lucy, just get this game over and make sure you i everything else. lucy, just get this game over and make sure you win| everything else. lucy, just get this. game over and make sure you win it and bring the cup home because my nerves won't stand much more. 2—1. 2-1. i nerves won't stand much more. 2—1. 2—1. i keep saying i don't mind the other team getting one goal as long as we get at least two. we other team getting one goal as long as we get at least two.— as we get at least two. we are ten minutes in — as we get at least two. we are ten minutes in and _ as we get at least two. we are ten minutes in and so _ as we get at least two. we are ten minutes in and so far _ as we get at least two. we are ten minutes in and so far no _ as we get at least two. we are ten minutes in and so far no goals. i live now to box park in croydon. our reporter louisa pilbeam is there for us. what is happening? we have moved awa from what is happening? we have moved away from from _ what is happeni

lucy - for two seconds? yes. thank you. lucy letby| for two seconds? yes. - thank you.y letby seemed bewildered _ thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by _ thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by her _ thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by her arrest, - thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by her arrest, butl thank you. lucy letby seemed - bewildered by her arrest, but what she did and why she killed, she has never explained to the families of her many victims. over 12 months, the nurse killed seven vulnerable babies and attempted to murder six others. the scale of her crimes are such that the health secretary says the inquiry into what happened will now have greater powers. me the inquiry into what happened will now have greater powers.- now have greater powers. we will have a statutory _ now have greater powers. we will have a statutory inquiry _ now have greater powers. we will have a statutory inquiry into - now have greater powers. we will have a statutory inquiry into the l have a statutory inquiry into the letby murders, into the events at chester.

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but lucy letby herself did not attend to hear her sentence.i'm rajini viadyanathan. welcome to verified live — three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. in the last few minutes, it has been confirmed mason greenwood is to leave manchester united. in a statement release by the club, manchester united said: "all those involved, including mason, recognise the difficulties with him recommencing his career at manchester united. it has therefore been mutually agreed that it would be most appropriate for him to do so away from old trafford, and we will now work with mason to achieve that outcome." mason greenwood has been subject to an internal investigation which the club says has now concluded. forward greenwood, 21, had criminal charges against him, including attempted rape and assault, dropped. earlier this year. in a statement made alongside the clubs, mr greenwood said he was brought up to know that violence or abuse in any relationship is wrong. today's decision has been part of a collaborative process between ma

so lucy letby joining us again. so lucy letby has got a life sentence.e. world >> she absolutely will not. patrick today has been a highly emotional day here at manchester crown court . obviously, we've crown court. obviously, we've been hearing those victim impact statements in the crown court this morning. statements in the crown court this morning . as always, that's this morning. as always, that's an incredible emotionally charged time . um, we've heard charged time. um, we've heard one from each of the parents of each of the babies who lucy letby has now been found guilty of attacking. i've picked out a few of the key point phrases from those victim impact statements that i'll read to you now from the parents of child a and child b , they said 2015 was and child b, they said 2015 was going to be the best year of our lives. everything was perfect. then, of course , lucy letby then, of course, lucy letby murdered one of their children and attempted to murder another at that, they say, we hope you have a very long life and spend every day suffering for

lucy letby herself was not there but ijust want again.rself was not there but i just want to again. lucy letby herself was not there but ijust want to really bring you a picture of what the inside of good number seven was like this morning, danny o'donoghue my colleague is here. we spoke on friday about the conclusion of this trial because you have been here throughout. just try and describe for me because we had cameras on the judge, something that is a new so we saw his sentencing remarks but you could see everything else that was going on there as well. it could see everything else that was going on there as well.— going on there as well. it was an incredibly difficult _ going on there as well. it was an incredibly difficult and _ going on there as well. it was anj incredibly difficult and emotional morning in the court. it was emotionalfor morning in the court. it was emotional for everyone that was there to hear these victim impact statements and they went into great detail about the impact of lucy letby�*s offending the ongoing effe