Lucy Letby sent sympathy card to grieving parents of baby she is accused of murdering, court hears
2 February 2023, 22:21 | Updated: 2 February 2023, 22:23
Lucy Letby wrote a sympathy card to the grieving parents of a baby she is accused of murdering and took a photo of the card ahead of the baby's funeral, her trial was heard today.
Letby, a nurse, has been accused of killing a prematurely-born infant, named Child I, in October 2015, which the Crown say was the fourth time she tried to take her life.
She allegedly wrote on the sympathy card: "There are no words to make this time any easier.
"It was a real priviledge (sic) to care for (Child I) and get to know you as a family - a family who always put (Child I) first and did everything possible for her.
"She will always be a part of your lives and we will never forget her. Thinking of you today and always - sorry I cannot be there to say goodbye."
"Lots of love Lucy x," she signed off the card, the court was told.
The card contained the printed message: "Your loved one will be remembered with many smiles."
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Opening the prosecution case in October, Nick Johnson KC previously said the defendant had told detectives it was "not normal" for a nurse to send such a card, and that it was the only time she had.
It was "not often the nurses got to know a family as well", he told the court.
Letby denies murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 more at the Countess of Chester Hospital's neo-natal unit between June 2015 and June 2016.
The trial continues on Friday.
