A nurse has received a life sentence with no possibility of parole after being convicted of the murder of seven babies at a hospital in Chester, England.
Lucy Letby, 33 years old, was sentenced on Monday to a “whole life order,” a sentencing type reserved for the most severe murder cases. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) stated that Letby, who was found guilty last week on seven counts of murder and seven counts of attempted murder, employed various methods in the neonatal ward killings that occurred in 2015 and 2016.
“In her hands, innocuous substances like air, milk, fluids—or medication like insulin—would become lethal,” Pascale Jones, a reviewing lawyer for CPS, said on Friday when announcing Letby’s conviction. “She perverted her learning and weaponized 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.”
The prosecution’s case was significantly strengthened by medical records, notably the identification of what prosecutors claimed were “falsified notes” crafted by Lucy Letby in an attempt to conceal her actions. Furthermore, prosecutors highlighted the presence of a diary and handwritten notes authored by Letby, one of which contained the chilling statement: “I am evil, I did this.” These pieces of evidence played a crucial role in building the case against in indicting her.