Lucy Letby: Nurse murdered baby on fourth attempt, court told

A neonatal caregiver accused of murdering babies allegedly killed 1 of them connected the 4th attempt, a tribunal has heard.

Lucy Letby, 33, is charged with murdering 7 babies and attempting to execution 10 others astatine the Countess of Chester Hospital successful 2015 and 2016.

Manchester Crown Court heard Ms Letby allegedly tried to termination Child I - who cannot beryllium named for ineligible reasons - successful September and October 2015, earlier succeeding connected 23 October 2015.

Ms Letby has denied each of the charges.

Jurors were told Child I was calved prematurely successful August 2015 astatine Liverpool Women's Hospital.

She had a gestational property of 27 weeks and weighed 2Ibs 2oz (970g).

The babe was transferred to the Countess of Chester Hospital connected 18 August 2015.

It is alleged that earlier murdering Child I, Ms Letby attempted to termination the babe connected 30 September and during nighttime shifts connected 12 and 13 October.

In a connection work retired successful court, Child I's parent described however Ms Letby and different caregiver asked if she wanted to bathe her girl soon aft her death.

She said Ms Letby brought the bath successful and offered to instrumentality photographs, which she could keep.

"Lucy came backmost successful and was smiling and kept going connected astir however she was contiguous astatine [her daughter's] archetypal bath and however overmuch she loved it," she said.

"I wished she would conscionable halt talking.

"Eventually I deliberation she realised and stopped. It's not thing we wanted to hear."

Earlier successful her statement, she besides described however she had ne'er had "much to bash with" Ms Letby.

"She ever appeared reserved and ne'er interacted with the different parents," Child I's parent added.

The proceedings of Ms Letby, primitively from Hereford, continues.

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