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Eight babies allegedly killed by a nurse died in “undoubtedly dire circumstances,” a court heard today when they were denied bail.
Lucy Letby, 30, was arrested for the third time Tuesday after a three-year investigation into the deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit.
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Today she appeared in the dock at Chester Crown Court charged with eight counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder.
The charges relate to 17 babies under one year of age, and one alleged victim is included in the murder and attempted murder charges.
Lucy showed up on the pier today in a gray sweater and gray jogging pants.
He greeted his parents from the dock while in custody after a request for bail was rejected.
Judge Steven Everett, Chester’s honorary registrar, said the children had died in “undoubtedly dire circumstances.”
It also acknowledged that the relatives of the alleged victims, who witnessed the hearing via videolink, had experienced a “truly, truly stressful and traumatic moment.”
Defense attorney Ben Myers QC said Letby was “very anxious” about the situation and would like to see it resolved “as soon as possible.”
The alleged crimes are said to have taken place between June 2015 and June 2016.
Police launched an investigation after the hospital raised concerns about the high number of deaths between March 2015 and July 2016, which were said to be 10 percent above average.
An internal investigation was carried out when doctors found that premature babies had died after heart and lung failure.
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On Tuesday, police said the parents of all the babies involved were being kept fully up-to-date on the developments and had the support of officers.
Letby was arrested by police in 2018 and again in 2019, but was released on bail pending further investigation.
Following his previous arrests, police searched his home in the Blacon area of Chester.
In a 2013 interview with the Chester and District Standard newspaper, the nurse said she cared for babies who required various levels of support.
She had worked in the unit as a nursing student for three years of training before qualifying as a child nurse at the University of Chester in 2011.
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Letby said she started working at the unit after graduation.
At the time of her arrest, a friend described her as a “professional nurse” who was doing her “dream job.”
Robyn Smith of Slater and Gordon, representing two of the families, said: “We await the outcome of the criminal process and of course we will be supporting our clients through this traumatic process.”
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