Lucy Letby is being sentenced today after being found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more at the Countess of Chester's neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016. Listen to a Daily podcast special on the serial killer while you scroll.
The mother of Child D now addresses the court. She is emotional and the judge reminds her to take her time speaking.
"My marriage is also scarred by all the hurdles we went through. At first, we were each other's rocks... it has been hard to keep strong together."Though their real names have been used in court, all children involved in the trial against Lucy Letby have been granted anonymity through a strict reporting restriction.
"We never got to hold our little boy while he was alive, because you took him away," the statement says."We are so thankful that we had that fear for Child B as it saved her life," her statement says, adding that after Child A died they made sure a member of the family was always at their daughter's side.
Nick Johnson, the prosecution, confirms that Letby is in the building, but is refusing to leave her cell. As expected, the dock is empty, Letby is not present - and her parents, John and Susan, who have been in regular attendance, are also not present.The government's inquiry into how the neonatal nurse was able to murder seven babies before she was reported to police will be independent from the NHS and government and will involve input from families, but will not be a statutory inquiry, which would compel witnesses to give evidence.
A whole-life sentence means a criminal cannot ever leave prison, whereas a life sentence means they serve a minimum term before they can apply for parole.
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