Lucy Letby’s lawyer calls her a ‘dedicated’ nurse and says case is not a ‘done deal’

RETRANSMITTING PICTURE AMMENDING KEYWORD Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Lucy Letby appearing in the dock at Manchester Crown Court where she is charged with the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of another ten, between June 2015 and June 2016 while working on the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital. Picture date: Monday October 10, 2022.

A woman accused of murdering babies on a neo-natal unit was a “dedicated” nurse and her guilt is not a “done deal,” a jury heard.

Ben Myers KC, defending Lucy Letby, who denies seven counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder, unusually gave an opening speech for the defence saying the defendant is “adamant” she did nothing to harm children.