The trial of Lucy Letby: the father testifies that the girl became disabled after the nurse tried to kill her

Parents of a premature baby testified in court On Thursday, she was left disabled after nurse Lucy Letby allegedly tried to kill her.

Letby, 32, who is on trial in the United Kingdom, is accused of killing seven babies and attempting to kill 10 more in the neonatal ward of the Countess of Chester Hospital during a year-long murder spree between June 2015 and June 2016.

A jury at Manchester Crown Court heard evidence relating to one child, known as Baby G, whom Letby allegedly tried to kill three times.

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Court sketch showing Lucy Letby appearing at Warrington Magistrates' Court via video link, November.  October 12, 2020 A neonatal nurse is charged with the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of 10 more.

Court sketch showing Lucy Letby appearing at Warrington Magistrates’ Court via video link, November. October 12, 2020 A neonatal nurse is charged with the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of 10 more.
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Prosecutors allege that Letby injected additional milk and air into the infant’s system, leading to irreversible brain damage.

The court heard evidence that Baby G was born prematurely at 23 weeks and six days, weighing just 0.535 kg or just over one pound, at Arrowe Park Hospital before being transferred to the Countess of Chester in August 2015.

She was 100 days old – equivalent to 38 weeks pregnant – when Letby first attempted to kill her, which prosecutor Nick Johnson said made her “the youngest and smallest” of the 17 babies in the case.

The jury heard Baby G collapse at around 2 am on September 20. January 7, 2015, after Letby started night shift at the hospital.

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In statements read in court, the child’s parents, whose names could not be released for legal reasons, described how they believed she had been fine up until that point.

British neonatal nurse Lucy Letby and newborn photos.

British neonatal nurse Lucy Letby and newborn photos.
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Her father said that he received a call from the hospital that morning saying that his daughter was “vomiting” and had been aspirated, but that he should not be concerned.

According to him, he went to the hospital with the mother of the child and became even more worried when he learned that in fact it was “vomiting shells.”

Baby G was stabilized, but when he saw her afterwards, he knew something was wrong.

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“I knew something had changed,” said the father.

“When she was in the Countess of Chester’s incubator, she smiled at the sound of my voice,” he said. “After vomiting, she became different and no longer responded to my voice.”

He said MRI it was later revealed how badly damaged her brain was, and she now has quadriplegia cerebral palsy.

Countess of Chester Hospital, July 3, 2018, Chester, UK.

Countess of Chester Hospital, July 3, 2018, Chester, UK.
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The baby also has microcephaly, a condition in which the baby’s head is smaller than normal, has trouble breathing, has blurred vision, needs a feeding tube, and needs 24/7 care.

Jurors were previously told how concerns were raised by medical staff after Baby G began to vomit violently and struggled to breathe, with her belly looking “bloated and discolored.”

According to medical records, the baby was intubated and transferred to another room, but she remained unwell for several hours.

The doctor, who was called to the neonatal ward, also noted that the child had “large projectile vomiting”, a “purple and swollen” abdomen with “blood-stained fluid” from the trachea.

A police officer stands outside Lucy Letby's house on July 4, 2018.

A police officer stands outside Lucy Letby’s house on July 4, 2018.
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After finishing her shift, Letby exchanged text messages with a colleague in which she described the child’s collapse as “terrible” and then asked, “Any idea what caused it?”

Baby Gee was returned to Arrow Park Hospital in the early hours of September. 8, and by the following week she had recovered enough to be transferred back to the Countess of Chester.

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It is alleged that Letby then made two more attempts to kill Baby G on the same day – only five hours apart – on September 9th. 21

Prosecutor Johnson had previously told jurors she had “the same problem” as in September. 7, but this time it followed Letby’s documented tape.

He said, “There were no major problems with G at all. She vomited because she was given too much milk and air.”

The jury was shown video from a room in the neonatal ward of the hospital where Letby allegedly killed a newborn baby before attempting to kill his twin brother.

The jury was shown video from a room in the neonatal ward of the hospital where Letby allegedly killed a newborn baby before attempting to kill his twin brother.
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It didn’t happen “accidentally,” he added, and there were parallels with other kids that Letby targeted.

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She was said to have been a “common denominator” and the child’s death coincided with her duties.

Letby, from Hereford, England, denies all 22 charges against her and the trial is expected to last six months.