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Serial Baby Killer Lucy Letby Faces Wait on Appeal Challenge From Court of Appeal
Former Nurse Charged With Murdering 8 Babies at Countess of Chester Hospital UK
Names of eight 'murdered' babies revealed for the first time as nurse appears in court
Irish Central / BBC News •12 Nov 2020
A former childrens' nurse has been charged with eight counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder, following an investigation into the deaths of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Lucy Letby, 30, is also charged with attempting to murder another four girls and five boys.
All the victims were patients at a premature baby unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Letby sat behind a table with her solicitor from Chester police station as the charges were read out this morning.
She spoke only to confirm her name, date of birth and address.
The families whose babies were involved listened to proceedings on a video conference call because of social distancing measures.
30 year old Lucy Letby has been re-arrested as part of an investigation which began three years ago.
Letby, of Arran Avenue, Hereford, is accused of murdering five baby boys Cemlyn Bennett, Joseph Johnson, Barney Gee, Joseph Gelder and Eli Gelder.
The baby girls were named as Elsie McNall, Daisy Parkin and Maddie Freed.
An alternative charge of attempted murder has been included for Maddie Freed as she died on February 20th 2016 – described in court as “some time” after leaving hospital.
Her attempted murder allegedly took place three days earlier on February 17th.
The former nurse appeared composed as she sat up straight throughout the 12-minute hearing at Warrington magistrates' cout.
Letby, from Hereford was remanded in custody to appear at Chester crown court on Friday afternoon.
Sophie Raworth presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Judith Moritz from the hospital in Chester.
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