Former nurse will never be released from prison as judge describes ‘deep malevolence bordering on sadism’
Lucy Letby
Letby, 33, is one of only three women alive to have been given such a jail term in the UK. She was sentenced at Manchester crown court on Monday.was also convictedSentencing Letby, Mr Justice Goss described her crimes as a “cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder involving the smallest and most vulnerable of children”.
The judge said she “acted in a way that was completely contrary to the normal human instincts of nurturing and caring for babies”. Goss said her claims to have done her best in caring for babies was “one of many lies” she told throughout the trial. “There is no doubt that you are intelligent and outwardly were a very conscientious, hardworking, knowledgable nurse – which enabled you to harm babies for some time.
Letby had a “detached enthusiasm” for the resuscitation of babies fighting for life, the judge said, adding that she “cruelly and callously” made inappropriate remarks to parents or colleagues during or after a death. She kept hundreds of medical documents as “morbid records of the dreadful events surrounding your victims and what you had done to them”, the court heard.
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