Baby Killer Nurse’s Chilling Texts Revealed in Court
Baby nurse Lucy Letby, accused of murdering seven infants and attempting to kill ten more at Chester’s Countess Hospital, sent shocking texts about her victims, new court evidence shows. The 32-year-old has denied all 22 charges.
Critical Texts and Social Media Searches Uncovered
On the night of June 8, 2015, Letby allegedly murdered Child A by injecting air into his bloodstream. Less than two hours after her shift ended, she searched Facebook for the baby’s mother. The very next day, Letby attempted to kill Child A’s twin sister, Child B, using the same deadly method. The court heard that Letby repeated Facebook searches for the twins’ mother multiple times over the following months.
Messages from Letby to nursing staff portrayed her as distressed yet strangely casual:
“I haven’t gotten much sleep. I don’t want to see my parents, but it has to be done.” “When we took him to the mortuary, he was crying on the floor saying, ‘Please don’t take our baby away.’ It’s heartbreaking. It’s the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to do.” “I’m hoping for a better one tonight.”
Colleagues’ Conversations Cast Suspicion
After Child B collapsed but later recovered, Letby messaged a nurse: “It was awful. He died very suddenly and unexpectedly just after handover. We are awaiting post-mortem results.” When told “I wasn’t having a great run,” Letby responded, “I wasn’t supposed to be in either.” She also described photographing babies’ hand and footprints, highlighting parents’ fears of losing their children.
Further chilling exchanges revealed Letby’s apparent awareness of multiple infant deaths. When colleagues hinted about the strange deaths of three babies, Letby questioned, “What do you mean?” and remarked on the babies’ fragile conditions. A staff debrief into Child A’s death took place on July 30.
More Deaths, More Attempts, More Facebook Searches
Letby stands accused of killing Child C on June 14 and Child D on June 22. She allegedly murdered Child E on August 4 and attempted to kill Child F the very next day. Throughout, her continued Facebook searches for victims’ families have baffled investigators.
In September, Letby asked colleagues about the twins’ parents. Receiving the reply that they “seem fine” and that the father “loves having [baby] home,” she replied, “That’s fantastic. She resembles !!”
Trial Continues Amid Reporting Restrictions
manchester-crown-court/" title="Manchester Crown Court" data-wpil-keyword-link="linked">Manchester Crown Court has imposed strict bans on revealing identities of victims, parents, and witnesses to protect privacy. The chilling trial is ongoing as the jury weighs the damning digital and text evidence against Letby.
