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‘We questioned humanity’, parents of baby murdered by evil nurse Lucy Letby slam ‘misinformation’ over her case
The parents said they 'just want some peace to grieve' knowing Letby is behind bars
HEARTBROKEN parents of heinous baby killer Lucy Letby's victims have slammed "lies and misinformation" around her case.
The ex-neonatal nurse, 34, is serving 15 whole-life sentences for the murders of seven babies and attempted murders of seven others.
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The parents of Baby E, who was killed by Letby, and Baby F, who she tried to kill, said they "questioned humanity" during her trial.
Having attended the trials, they explained that certain pieces of evidence are being discussed "grossly out of context and misrepresented".
“We would like to say, shame on you all,” the parents of twin babies E and F told .
"Misinformation is being circulated about what transpired in court," they said, adding: “This whole traumatic experience made us question humanity.
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"We just want some peace to grieve, knowing the person who caused so much agony is where she belongs."
It comes as Letby has appointed leading human rights barrister Mark McDonald in a bid to have her convictions overturned.
Next week an inquiry will begin into what happened at Countess of Chester Hospital, where Letby worked.
In August 2023, a jury at Manchester Crown Court found Letby guilty of murdering seven very young babies and trying to murder six others following an eight-month trial.
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Nicknamed "The Angel of Death", she was then found guilty of a further attempted murder in July following a re-trial.
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The mum found she was pregnant with twins in 2015 after failed IVF attempts.
Letby murdered Baby E by causing an internal bleed and giving a lethal injection of air.
Baby F was poisoned with insulin but survived.
Letby was found guilty of carrying out the crimes between June 2015 and June 2016.
In May, Letby lost her Court of Appeal bid to challenge her convictions from last year.
She is serving 15 whole-life orders after two trials - making her only the fourth woman in UK history to be told she will die behind bars.
It comes as families have also been left furious over Netflix reportedly planning to film a documentary about the case.
A source told the : "This is sure to be hugely controversial, the show will be watched the world over."
They added: "The people at the heart of this story are utterly devastated.
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"Families of those involved in the case will desperately hope this programme treads extremely carefully."
Producers have reportedly emailed experts - telling them the documentary will show Letby's "defence and point of view".
The charges Letby has been convicted of in full
Child A, allegation of murder. The Crown said Letby injected air intravenously into the bloodstream of the baby boy. COUNT 1 GUILTY.
Child B, allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby attempted to murder the baby girl, the twin sister of Child A, by injecting air into her bloodstream. COUNT 2 GUILTY.
Child C, allegation of murder. Prosecutors said Letby forced air down a feeding tube and into the stomach of the baby boy. COUNT 3 GUILTY.
Child D, allegation of murder. The Crown said air was injected intravenously into the baby girl. COUNT 4 GUILTY.
Child E, allegation of murder. The Crown said Letby murdered the twin baby boy with an injection of air into the bloodstream and also deliberately caused bleeding to the infant. COUNT 5 GUILTY.
Child F, allegation of attempted murder. Letby was said by prosecutors to have poisoned the twin brother of Child E with insulin. COUNT 6 GUILTY.
Child G, three allegations of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby targeted the baby girl by overfeeding her with milk and pushing air down her feeding tube. COUNT 7 GUILTY, COUNT 8 GUILTY, COUNT 9 NOT GUILTY.
Child H, two allegations of attempted murder. Prosecutors said Letby sabotaged the care of the baby girl in some way which led to two profound oxygen desaturations. COUNT 10 NOT GUILTY, COUNT 11 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.
Child I, allegation of murder. The prosecution said Letby killed the baby girl at the fourth attempt and had given her air and overfed her with milk. COUNT 12 GUILTY.
Child J, allegation of attempted murder. No specific form of harm was identified by the prosecution but they said Letby did something to cause the collapse of the baby girl. COUNT 13 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.
Child K, allegation of attempted murder. The prosecution said Letby compromised the baby girl as she deliberately dislodged a breathing tube. COUNT 14 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT AT ORIGINAL TRIAL, NOW GUILTY AFTER RETRIAL
Child L, allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said the nurse poisoned the twin baby boy with insulin. COUNT 15 GUILTY.
Child M, allegation of attempted murder. Prosecutors said Letby injected air into the bloodstream of Child L's twin brother. COUNT 16 GUILTY.
Child N, three allegations of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby inflicted trauma in the baby boy's throat and also injected him with air in the bloodstream. COUNT 17 GUILTY, COUNT 18 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT, COUNT 19 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.
Child O, allegation of murder. Prosecutors say Letby attacked the triplet boy by injecting him with air, overfeeding him with milk and inflicting trauma to his liver with "severe force". COUNT 20 GUILTY.
Child P, allegation of murder. Prosecutors said the nurse targeted the triplet brother of Child O by overfeeding him with milk, injecting air and dislodging his breathing tube. COUNT 21 GUILTY.
Child Q, allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby injected the baby boy with liquid, and possibly air, down his feeding tube. COUNT 22 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.
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