Lucy Letby: Vigil to 'express sorrow and solidarity' with victims' families

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Lucy Letby: Vigil to 'express sorrow and solidarity' with victims' families
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The nurse was jailed last month for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more.

A candlelit vigil to remember the victims of nurse Lucy Letby is set to be held in a city's cathedral.The Very Rev Dr Tim Stratford said the event would be an opportunity for people to "express their sorrow and solidarity" with the victims' families.

Letby was jailed for the rest of her life last month for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others.Lucy Letby was jailed for life for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more The nurse went on a year-long killing spree at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.

After a 10-month trial at Manchester Crown Court, she was convicted on 14 counts of harming infants - making her the most prolific child serial killer in modern British history.Dean Stratford said: "When something like this happens in the community, it does touch you deeply in complex ways.

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