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Lucy Letby ‘caught virtually red-handed’ trying to murder baby girl, court told

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Convicted multiple murderer Lucy Letby was “caught virtually red-handed” by a doctor as she displaced the breathing tube of a baby girl, a court has heard.

Letby, 34, is alleged to have attempted to murder the infant in the neo-natal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital in February 2016.

Jurors at Manchester Crown Court were told that following a “very long” trial that ended last year, the defendant was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six more.

Putting it in a nutshell, we are saying that (Letby's) status as a multiple murderer and attempted murderer is an important piece of the evidence that you can, if you wish, take into account ...

Prosecutor Nick Johnson KC

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