The most prolific child killer in modern British history was 26 when she deliberately dislodged the breathing tube of Baby K in the first hours of her life.
Serial child killer Lucy Letby cried out 'I'm innocent' as she was handed her 15th life order today for attempting to murder a premature baby girl.
The families of other victims – of both murder and attempted murder – were in court to see the unrepentant killer taken down for the final time. Lucy Letby, 34, was caught 'virtually red-handed' trying to kill the child, known as Baby K, in February 2016Mr Justice Goss pictured at the sentencing today. He handed Letby a 15th whole life term
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE LISTEN to our award-winning podcast The Trial of Lucy Letby, Baby K Following the verdict earlier this week, the child's relatives said knowing the nurse who had been meant to be looking after their daughter had tried to kill her had caused them 'unimaginable pain'.
On Tuesday, the family of Baby K said in a statement read out by a family liaison officer: 'Words cannot effectively explain how we are feeling at this time. To lose a baby is a heartbreaking experience that no parent should ever go through, but to lose a baby then hear of the harm that was inflicted under these circumstances is unimaginable.
The family further thanked the jury, police, prosecutors and the medical witnesses who appeared at the trial. He felt uncomfortable when the infant's designated nurse, Joanne Williams, briefly left Nursery 1 to tell her parents she was being transferred to a higher-level hospital. Realising that Letby was alone with the 'very premature', he walked into the nursery.
The Crown said it was part of a pattern of similar Facebook searches which showed Letby's 'fascination' with the babies she had murdered and attempted to murder, and with their families. 'I was sitting there and – I'll be very honest – I felt very uncomfortable. Obviously you can say that's completely irrational, and my internal dialogue was very much"Stop being stupid, get on with your work". But I needed to go in just to reassure myself that everything was okay.
From the witness box, Letby told the jury of six women and six men she had no recollection of the event described by Dr Jayaram and did not accept it had taken place. Read More Cowardly killer Lucy Letby finally hears how her heinous crimes destroyed families' lives 'If he had really seen what he said he saw, and believed someone was"killing babies" on the unit he would have 'told the management, and if they had dragged their heels he would have told the police.''We say it's an insult to the collective intelligence of this courtroom to say that Dr Jayaram saw what he says he saw and did absolutely nothing.
'That will take place on Friday morning and you will be here for that hearing...Would you take her down, please.'The neo-natal ward at the Countess of Chester Hospital where Letby worked
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