Caroline Oakley, nurse with more than 20 years’ experience, was ‘struck’ by a rash that appeared on a baby allegedly murdered by Lucy Letby. She told the court she had previously never seen the ‘unusual’ colouring in any newborn infant before.
The 32-year-old is on trial accused of murdering seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital
A nurse with more than 20 years’ experience was ‘struck’ by a rash that appeared on a baby allegedly murdered by Lucy Letby, a trial has heard.Crown Court she had previously never seen the ‘unusual’ colouring in any newborn infant before. The baby girl, referred to as Child D, is said to be the third child murdered by Letby in a two-week period.
Mrs Oakley was the designated nurse for Child D in the neo-natal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital on the night shift of June 21 2015, jurors heard.Mrs Oakley said she was ‘very happy’ with Child D who was ‘stable’ from when she came on shift at 8pm.Giving evidence from behind a screen, Mrs Oakley said: ‘I remember being on my break, I had only been gone half an hour.’Her nursing notes recorded that Child D’s oxygen levels had dropped and she had lost colour.
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