The Trial of Lucy Letby
@LucyLetbyTrial
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This week Liz and Caroline examine the case of Baby I who Lucy Letby is accused of trying to kill 3 times before succeeding to murder on the 4th attempt. Jurors heard from a doctor who said she saw
Lucy crying, ‘It’s always me when it happens, my babies…”
In this episode, Liz and Caroline explain the evidence the jury have heard in relation to a very premature baby girl, Baby I, who Lucy Letby allegedly attacked three times, before murdering her on the fourth attempt.
Jurors heard from a doctor who said she saw Lucy Letby crying on the neo-natal unit and saying: ‘It’s always me when it happens, my babies…” The court was also shown a sympathy card Lucy Letby wrote to the parents of Baby I after she died. Lucy Letby denies all the allegations. Follow The Trial of Lucy Letby on Twitter @LucyLetbyTrialSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I listened to podcast and took some notes---
9th alleged victim, , Baby I, a little girl, born at 27 weeks , 2lbs 2 oz at birth
Died on 10/23 after 4th attack
Baby I and G’s baby moms became close friends during the time their babies were patients there. Baby G and H were attacked, allegedly, just days prior to I's first attack.
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LL was designated nurse for baby I when she first arrived at COC, at 6 weeks old.
On 9/30 : LL , the designated nurse, told mom that Baby I had swollen tummy, she would have doctor check it out.
Mom then left hospital late afternoon but was called back again because baby had suddenly collapsed…
[this distended tummy was happening a lot over the 3 week period that I was at Crowne hospital—she had swollen stomach, mottled skin and they thought it may be bowel troubles---later on determined there were no bowel troubles.]
LL’s notes say she fed baby I, her milk, thru nose tube—and half an hour later she had a large vomit, she crashed and they called for resuscitation team. For 4 minutes…
So Child I struggled to breathe just 30 minutes after Letby was said to have fed her.
After she was resuscitated they did X-rays, and found large amount of gas/air in stomach /bowels, making it hard to breathe.
[ Sept 30--LL’s 1st attack?]
Over this 12 day period, baby I stabilised, had no collapses, and was breathing well and feeding well. The doctors began talking about releasing her in next 2 weeks if she stays the same.
[Oct12 -LL's 2nd attack?]
Nurse Hudson was designated— 3 am asked LL and another nurse to watch her in rm 2, while Hudson stepped away
When she returned, 15 minutes later, LL came and stood in doorway of room and said that baby I looked very pale—Hudson turned on the light —Alarm on breathing monitor wasn’t triggered even though baby wasn’t breathing well, and she was in crisis, almost white, not responding, very still and gasping for air
Hudson thought She had deteriorated so quickly, it was remarkable…
[LL later said lights were probably dimmed, not off but Hudson objected and said no, they were off]
Crash cart called in---
Baby needed 3 doses of adrenaline over 22 minutes of CPR resuscitation
She was put back on ventilator
LL took over as designated nurse at this time, moved into room 1
Mr Johnson said the baby recovered but “ironically” Letby then became Child I’s designated nurse.
X-rays taken , and again, unexplained air/gasses in bowels and stomach
[10/13th= the next night= 3rd attack?]
LL was designated nurse , her only baby that night
Dr said she was stable at 10 pm, despite all she had been through before
Later on, 5 am, LL said in notes she was looking ill and she gave her meds and antibiotics for her distended abdomen,
Not until 6 am did she call DR, when she asked for more oxygen
Dr did x-rays and found large amount of gas in stomach
child collapsed hours later and like previous night, needed adrenaline shots, chest compressions, full oxygen, and was resuscitated for 30 minutes until she recovered
That was the 2nd time in 28 hours she had crashed
Baby I’s mother said that her baby would suddenly deteriorate when she or husband left her alone at the hospital, and they were very concerned.
Baby I was transferred to level 3 hospital and quickly recovered, within 2 days with no more collapses, breathing on her own, feeding well, and was deemed healthy enough to return to Crowne, 5 days later.
On 10/17 she returned to Crowne—LL was away for 5 days, and baby I was thriving and breathing on her own, and parents were allowed to pick her up and cuddle her.
10/22 LL returned to work, and within hours, baby I was gone.
That night, I was in the care of Hudson. Just before midnight, Hudson found baby I was ‘unwell’ and unsettled and crying relentlessly ,very loudly. Then she seemed to weaken quickly and looked pale—She called for help and LL came in and they did chest compressions and she quickly recovered.
The doctor ordered x-rays and once again, she had a large bubble of gas in her stomach.
Later that shift, Hudson heard I crying again, and when she went into the room, LL was already standing over the baby, ‘trying to settle her with a dummy’
Same loud relentless cry…Hudson said ’she is going to collapse again, it’s the same loud cry’ but LL tried to assure her I “would be alright, she just needs to settle.” LL told her " We can sort it out." But Hudson wasn’t convinced.
Hudson ran to get the Doctor for help and I’s oxygen numbers began to quickly drop. CPR began for over an hour and she got 8 shots of adrenaline. It did not help.
She passed away.
The 5th baby in 5 months who allegedly died at her hands
One of the doctors told the jury that he saw LL, crying to one of the other nurses, although he couldn’t pinpoint the exact day and time.
But he said LL cried and was saying
“It’s always me when it happens, my babies, it’s always …happening to me a lot. "
She sent a sympathy card to the family, Only time she’d ever sent a card…
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