As a fundraiser is set up to appeal Lucy Letby's conviction, Dr Naomi Murphy explains why loved ones have a hard time at coming to terms with crimes.
Lucy Letby seemed like an ordinary young woman, someone police officers even described as 'vanilla' when they investigated her heinous crimes.
To those who know Letby they've found it hard to believe that she would be capable of killing. A childhood friend of the nurse who grew up in Hereford, Dawn Howe, described her as 'the kindest person'. "It is the most out-of-character accusation that you could ever put against Lucy. Think of your most kind, gentle, soft friend and think that they're being accused of harming babies," she told BBC's Panorama before Letby was found guilty.
"It's not rare for friends and family to be in denial about their loved one's capacity to cause harm," she began. Dr Murphy says that a conviction can make a parent feel responsible and guilty themselves, even if they had no part to play in the crime. Top news stories today As Letby was unassuming, posed as worried and consistently denied her involvement, Dr Murphy said there was capacity for her murders to go unseen around her. While some murderers have a bad temper and a tendency to lash out, a much rarer form of a murderer - such as a serial killer or contract killer - will carry out their crimes in "a cold, calculated, planned way".
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