The infant victims of Lucy Letby's horrific crimes all have names - but they've been kept private during the lengthy trial against the former nurse, now the UK's most prolific child serial killer of modern times. They are all sons, daughters, siblings and grandchildren.
The families of the babies murdered by the neonatal nurse gave powerful statements before she was handed a whole-life order.Over nine months, Manchester Crown Court heard evidence of Lucy Letby's attacks on her victims, who were too small to defend themselves, set out in harrowing detail.
Warning: This article contains sensitive details that some readers may find distressing or upsetting.A twin boy and girl. The prosecution said the younger of the two, Child A, died on 8 June 2015 after air was injected into his bloodstream. His elder sister was attacked with the same method just over a day later but survived.
After losing Child A, not only were we absolutely traumatised at what had happened, we were riddled with fear for our baby girl Child B. We weren't there when Child A collapsed and by the time I was brought through to him, he was gone despite all the efforts to revive him. You had been successful in your quest to cause maximum pain and suffering.
You thought that you could enter our lives and turn it upside down, but you will never win. We hope you live a very long life and spend every single day suffering for what you have done. Maybe you thought by doing this you would be remembered forever. But I want you to know my family will never think of you again from this day, you are nothing.A baby boy, who died just before 6am on 14 June 2015.
The sleeplessness and nightmares followed. The disbelief that this had really happened. That I would never hold him again, that he was never going to get the chance to grow up. I blamed myself entirely for his death - I still live with the guilt that I couldn't protect him in pregnancy or in his short life. There are many"what ifs" that have kept me awake - what if I had not gone to bed that night? Maybe he would still be here.
When Lucy Letby was first arrested these few tangible memories I had of my son felt tainted... she took those hand and foot prints, I felt so conflicted as to what that meant so I stopped wearing them - I needed to understand what part Lucy Letby had played in the death of my defenceless baby boy. Lucy Letby you failed God and the plans he had for Child D. You even called it fate, you were clearly disconnected with God!
I can't explain how I felt then but very soon they came back to us and said that a post mortem has been ordered as they couldn't explain why Child D collapsed and died. Therefore she could not be an organ donor which broke my heart even more. Those weeks were particularly difficult. I couldn't rest or stop thinking about all the little things I should be doing instead. My arms, my heart, my life all felt so painfully empty. I missed Child D so much.
This was something else to overcome. We knew nothing during the whole time of the investigation or what has happened to Child D. I became obsessed, and this took over my life: fighting for Child D and justice. I wanted to know everything. I was told by someone once, not to expect too much and that it wouldn't change anything nor bring Child D back.
At first we were each other's rocks but as challenges were met, we found ourselves dealing with them in different ways, not at the same pace and it has been hard to keep strong together at times. When I finally gave my evidence and sat on the public gallery to listen to all the facts the prosecution team has gathered, it was clearly overwhelming. It felt invasive having Child D's short life exposed to the public. And sit through, listening to all the babies' tragic stories. At the same time I found comfort, getting some answers, be able to ask questions and finally meet other families.
Letby was accused of attacking Child F a day later by poisoning his IV bag with insulin. He survived.This is their mother's full victim impact statement: On 3 July 2018, my family slept in our new home for the first time. At 6am, our world was shattered once again with a phone call that took my breath away. We were informed that a nurse we trusted had intentionally caused our baby's death.
Our boys were extraordinary miracles. We had experienced failed IVF attempts, with the conclusion that I would never be able to conceive. Then, out of the blue, we discovered we were expecting twins. That feeling remains one of the happiest times in my life. I felt like I was walking on a cloud, pure happiness.
Child F doesn't have the same opportunities as other children his age due to his learning difficulties and being non-verbal. It breaks my heart to know that things could have been so different for him. He is without his best friend his other half. We have essentially grieved for both of our boys and the future we had planned.
Lucy must have been on edge after Child E's death, worried that I might mention to another staff member that I was there around 9pm when Child E was bleeding, and Lucy sent me away with an explanation about his feed tube rubbing his throat. Perhaps that's why she was so tentative around me during our time at Chester.Lucy abused the power she held. She claims we had a good relationship and got along well; this is in response to questions about her repeatedly searching for me on Facebook.
Even in these final days of the trial she has tried to control things. The disrespect she has shown the families and the court show what type of person she is. We have attended court day in and day out, yet she decides she has had enough, and stays in her cell, just one final act of wickedness from a coward. I would like to thank Lucy for taking the stand and showing the court what she is really like once the"nice Lucy" mask slips.
Child G was left disabled following the attacks - she is registered blind, nil by mouth , and has progressive scoliosis which has caused her spine to curve. After a couple of weeks at Chester, Child I had her first collapse and needed resuscitation. It was really bad to watch our daughter go through this. When they thought it was due to infection this made me become paranoid because I didn't want her to go through this again, so at first I wouldn't get Child I out of her incubator as she was safer in there.
I had started to just feel positive about Child I's progress then this happened and it knocked me back down. We kept thinking why is this still happening as Child I was now eight weeks old and we were told the older she got it wouldn't be as bad but Child I's collapses were getting worse. We would get transferred to other hospitals and Child I would pick up straight away but it meant we would have to stay at the other hospital for a while.
When going back to Chester we stayed at the hospital as we were to scared to leave her but as the days went on Child I started to really improve. She was back in her clothes and she was rooting for food but she had to be nil by mouth for 10 days, so we decided to go back home to spend some nights with our other kids. On the night Child I died we were speaking with the nurses in room one and they said at the rate she was improving there was still a chance she could be home for Christmas.
Child I's father struggled to be around us and for someone who was a family man and spent all his time with us, he really struggled and would stay in the pub to avoid home and block it out. He wished he was dead, he wished it was him that died and not Child I. We separated for a while and went through a really bad time because neither of us could deal with what happened. This also had an impact on our kids.
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