Lucy Letby denied she was ‘planning on killing babies’ while getting ready to go on holiday. She is accused of attempting to murder a baby a day before she flew to Ibiza. Letby is said to have murdered a newborn triplet boy on her first shift back.
Lucy Letby agreed with her barrister Ben Myers KC that the allegations against her are of the ‘most grave nature’
Letby is said to have gone on to murder a newborn triplet boy on her first shift back following the getaway – and then allegedly killed his brother the next day. She said that in June 2016 she had a ‘busy, active life’ outside of work, with ‘lots of’ hobbies and friends.Mr Myers asked her about an exchange of WhatsApp messages with a nurse, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, on June 13 in which they referenced packing and joked about appearing on Love Island.
Letby said: ‘I was happy to go to work, but I was also looking forward to time off and going on holiday.’The barrister said: ‘That’s what the prosecution are saying.’ Letby said: ‘That didn’t happen.’Letby denied first attacking Child N, a baby boy born with the blood clotting disorder haemophilia, in the early hours of June 3.She said she was unaware his blood oxygen levels had dipped during her shift before he made a relatively swift recovery.
She said: ‘I went over and found him mottled and not breathing properly. He was a blueish colour. Straightaway I started Neopuffing and called for help. On successive days on June 23 and 24 she is alleged to have murdered two triplet brothers, Child O and P.
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