UK - Nurse Lucy Letby, Faces 22 Charges - 7 Murder/15 Attempted Murder of Babies #23

[katydid23]

Part 2:​

Letby denies falsifying paperwork​

Judith Moritz
Inside the courtroom
The court sees Lucy Letby's writing recorded on nursing records for a different baby, at the time that baby D collapsed.
Nick Johnson KC asks: "Were you really doing that as baby D was collapsing?"
Letby says: "I can’t give a definitive time."
Johnson continues: "Or have you tried to make the paperwork look like you were doing something else at the time of baby D’s collapse?"
Letby denies this, saying: "No, I’ve not falsified any paperwork."
Johnson asks for clarification: "Ever?"
She says "no", to which Johnson replies: "Well, we’ll come to that."
The prosecutor then says: "Baby D died because you injected her with air, didn't you?" Letby again says: "No."
Johnson adds: "Did you think that the paperwork wouldn’t tie you to baby D at the time of her collapse?"
Letby replies that she was looking after other babies too.

Court breaks for early lunch at Letby request​

Judith Moritz
Inside the courtroom
Lucy Letby has just asked for a break.
She is told that she will be allowed a break, but before she has one she is asked about the matter of taking hand and footprints of a baby after death.
The nurse says that sometimes it's done before the baby dies.
Nick Johnson KC says: "I am going to suggest to you that that is untrue, that you are lying about it." She says: "I do not agree."
The court has now risen for an early lunch break and will reconvene at 1.45pm.

Jury told hearing will not continue for rest of today​

Judith Moritz
Inside the courtroom
We are now back in court, but Lucy Letby is in the dock, rather than being in the witness box. The jury has just come back in.
The judge, Mr Justice Goss, apologises to them for the delay. He tells them that for reasons with which they should not concern themselves, we are not going to continue with the hearing for the rest of today.
He tells the jury that they will not be needed back at court until it's next scheduled to sit on Wednesday next week.
He reminds them not to research the case themselves, away from the evidence they hear at court.
That is the end of proceedings for today. The trial will continue next Wednesday.

 

[katydid23]

The next subject was probably going to be Baby E----I think that is a very problematic case for her because she is calling out the grieving parents of this deceased baby, and saying they are misleading, mistaken or dishonest.

 

[esther43]

[/QUOTE]
I agree with this. There is a reason that babies over 32 weeks are nick named ' feeder growers' by nurses. (Though I'm not a fan of the term myself!)

 

[Diddly1]

I wonder if LL is hiding under the duvet and telling the guards that she is not coming out today because people are being mean her, or a similar sob story. MOO

 

[Diddly1]

I’ve got a hospital appointment this morning so I will have to wait to find out if she climbs out of bed

 

[Tortoise]

Dan O'Donoghue

@MrDanDonoghue
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1m

I'm back at Manchester Crown Court today for the murder trial of Lucy Letby. The nurse is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder a further 10 between June 2015 and June 2016 while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She denies all charges



Dan O'Donoghue

@MrDanDonoghue
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1m

Prosecutor Nick Johnson KC is set to continue his cross examination of Ms Letby from 10.30am as the trial enters it's 29th week

 

[Tortoise]

8:24am

The trial of Lucy Letby, who denies murdering seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit and attempting to murder 10 more, continues today (Wednesday, May 24).
We will be bringing you live updates throughout the day, in what is the 28th week of the trial before a jury.
For a recap of the trial so far, visit our index here: Countess nurse Lucy Letby: What has happened in trial so far

Recap: Lucy Letby trial, May 24 - cross-examination continues

The trial of Lucy Letby, who denies murdering seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit and attempting to murder 10 more,…

www.chesterstandard.co.uk

 

[Tortoise]

Sky news segment from last week

Lucy Letby trial: Nurse accused of murdering babies denies she 'enjoyed the aftermath'

Prosecutor Nick Johnson KC asked Letby "You enjoyed the aftermath of this, didn't you?", to which she answered: "No."

news.sky.com

 

[Sarahlou]

28 weeks! I can't even imagine what it would feel like to be on a jury that long and it's not even over yet.
Thanks to everyone who has posted updates on here all this time!

 

[Popcorn80]

28 weeks! I can't even imagine what it would feel like to be on a jury that long and it's not even over yet.
Thanks to everyone who has posted updates on here all this time!

I do hope that the jury have some time away once this is all over!
Surely they will be exempt from any further jury service.

 

[Tortoise]

10:21am

Here is what happened yesterday, in what was ultimately a shorter day of evidence: Recap: Lucy Letby trial, May 19 - cross-examination continues
The cross-examination is due to resume today.

Recap: Lucy Letby trial, May 24 - cross-examination continues

The trial of Lucy Letby, who denies murdering seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit and attempting to murder 10 more,…

www.chesterstandard.co.uk

think he means Friday!

 

[Tortoise]

4m ago10:17

Lucy Letby to resume being questioned​

Good morning - Sky News is back at Manchester Crown Court today where Lucy Letby is due to resume being cross-examined.
Proceedings are scheduled to get under way at 10.30am, and it is expected cross-examination will continue for the next two days.

4m ago10:18

What is nurse Lucy Letby charged with?​

Lucy Letby is standing trial charged with murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others.
The children were allegedly attacked at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.
None of the children can be named, so instead they are referred to in the media as children A-Q.
So far, Letby has been on the stand for seven days - her cross-examination entered its third day on Friday.
Here is what happened in court last week...https://news.sky.com/story/lucy-letby-trial-nurse-accused-of-murdering-babies-denies-she-enjoyed-the-aftermath-of-childs-death-12884544

Lucy Letby trial: Facebook searches of nurse accused of murdering babies read out in court

Lucy Letby, a former neonatal nurse, has been back in court for another day of cross-examination by the prosecution on Friday. She is accused of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of 10 others, and denies all the charges.

news.sky.com

 

[Tortoise]

you can bet your life there is legal discussion...IMO

ah, judge was late!

 

[Tortoise]

10:36am

The judge, Mr Justice James Goss, has entered the courtroom.
The trial will now resume.

Recap: Lucy Letby trial, May 24 - cross-examination continues

The trial of Lucy Letby, who denies murdering seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit and attempting to murder 10 more,…

www.chesterstandard.co.uk

 

[Tortoise]

Dan O'Donoghue

@MrDanDonoghue
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30s

Jury are now in court and Ms Letby is back in the witness box for the fourth day of cross examination. Mr Johnson asks Ms Letby if she would like to review anything she has said previously, she said no

 

[Tortoise]

I'll continue with chester standard updates.

 

[Becky53]

Judith Moritz

@JudithMoritz
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1m

Lucy Letby trial: the case continues, with nurse Letby about to begin her 8th day in the witness box. She’ll continue to be cross examined by lead prosecution counsel Nick Johnson KC

 

[Becky53]

Can’t see a live link for Judith @ BBC

 

[Tortoise]

10:43am

Nicholas Johnson KC, for the prosecution, will now cross-examine Lucy Letby.
He first asks about the 'conspiracy gang' of four doctors, as Letby previously said there was in the Countess of Chester Hospital last Thursday.
Here was our story about it last Thursday: Letby: ‘Gang of four’ consultants pinned baby deaths on me
He clarifies a minor matter about it.
Mr Johnson KC asks about the case of Child E.
Letby says: "Possibly yes" to the question if there was medical incompetence that led to Child E's death, in that the night shift team "could have reacted sooner" to the child's bleed.
She says once Child E was bleeding at 10pm, a transfusion could have been made sooner.
She says the "collective team" were responsible.

Recap: Lucy Letby trial, May 24 - cross-examination continues

The trial of Lucy Letby, who denies murdering seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit and attempting to murder 10 more,…

www.chesterstandard.co.uk

 

[Becky53]

Judith Moritz

@JudithMoritz
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Nick Johnson KC starts to ask about the next baby in the trial - baby E - a boy, who Lucy Letby is accused of murdering on August 4th 2015. She denies this