Lucy Letby: the nurse on trial in Manchester for the murder of seven babies

What happened at the nine-month trial of the former neonatal nurse?

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Nurse Lucy Letby, who is accused of murdering five baby boys and two girls, and attempting to murder 10 other babies at Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016. Photograph: Facebook
Nurse Lucy Letby, who is accused of murdering five baby boys and two girls, and attempting to murder 10 other babies at Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016. Photograph: Facebook

Lucy Letby stands accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill 10 others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital in the UK. The deaths took place in 2015-2016 when Letby was a young nurse on the neonatal ward. The 33-year-old has denied all charges.

BBC reporter Dan O’Donoghue has attended the trial at Manchester Crown Court every day since it began last October. For In the News he lays out the prosecution’s case, the defence put forward by Letby’s team and what the jury of eight women and four men must decide. Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan.

Bernice Harrison

Bernice Harrison

Bernice Harrison is an Irish Times journalist and cohost of In the News podcast