Lucy Letby was ‘constant malevolent’ presence on neonatal ward, court hears

Nurse is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another 10 between June 2015 and June 2016

A nurse murdered seven babies and attempted to kill 10 others by poisoning them on a hospital neonatal unit where she was a constant malevolent presence", a court has heard.

Lucy Letby, 32, fatally injected newborns with insulin, air or milk during night shifts when she knew their parents would not be present, a jury was told.