Hereford nurse Lucy Letby, 31, denies murdering eight babies and attempting to murder 10 more
Nurse Lucy Letby, 31, denies murdering eight babies and attempting to murder 10 more at neonatal unit over period of one year
Letby repeated ‘not guilty’ 18 times as the charges were put to her over videolink The nurse is alleged to have murdered five boys and three girls at a neonatal unit She is also accused of the attempted murder of five boys and five girls
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Nurse Lucy Letby today pleaded not guilty to the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of 10 others.
Letby, 31, repeated ‘not guilty’ 18 times as the charges were put to her over a videolink from HMP Peterborough, where she is on remand.
She is alleged to have murdered five boys and three girls while working at the neonatal unit of Countess of Chester Hospital.
She is also accused of the attempted murder of five boys and five girls, all alleged offences committed between June 2015 and June 2016.
Letby, 31, repeated ‘not guilty’ 18 times as the charges were put to her over a videolink from HMP Peterborough where she is on remand
The nurse is also accused of the attempted murder of five boys and five girls, all alleged offences committed between June 2015 and June 2016
After entering her pleas, the defendant, of Hereford, sat listening to hearing, which dealt largely with administrative matters.
Reporting restrictions are still in place ahead of the trial, which is now scheduled for October 2022.
Letby seen appearing in court via a video link alongside her solicitor, Richard Thomas during an earlier court appearance
After entering her pleas, the defendant, of Hereford, sat listening to hearing, which dealt largely with administrative matters (pictured are police outside her home)
She is alleged to have murdered five boys and three girls while working at the neonatal unit of Countess of Chester Hospital (pictured)
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