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Neonatal nurse denies murdering eight babies and attempting to murder a further 10 babies




Lucy Letby, a 31-yr-old nurse has pleaded nit guilty to 18 charges of murder and attempted murder at Manchester Crown Court. She appeared via video link from Peterborough prison where she is currently on remand.

Letby worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit where she is alleged to have murdered five boys and three girls while working at the hospital in Chester.

She is also accused of the attempted murder of five boys and five girls, with all alleged offences committed between June 2015 and June 2016.
Reporting restrictions are in place ahead of a trial, now scheduled for October next year.

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