Lucy Letby trial: Nurse injected air into baby who died, trial told

A parent begged medics "please don't fto my babe die" arsenic they tried to resuscitate him, the proceedings of alleged slayer caregiver Lucy Letby has heard.

Ms Letby has been charged with murdering 7 babies and attempting to execution 10 others astatine Countess of Chester Hospital successful 2015 and 2016.

On the sixth time of the execution trial, the assemblage heard however the parent pleaded "don't fto my babe die", but helium could not beryllium saved.

Ms Letby, 32, denies 22 charges.

She has been charged with murdering Child A, a boy, and attempting to execution his sister, Child B, successful aboriginal June 2015.

In some cases it was alleged she injected aerial into their bloodstreams.

Manchester Crown Court heard abstracted statements written by the twins' parent and father.

They some described the moment, successful the hours aft Child A's birth, that a subordinate of unit told them to spell rapidly to the neonatal ward due to the fact that determination was thing incorrect with him.

They said that erstwhile they got determination it "felt similar determination were hundreds of radical lasting astir the incubator trying to resuscitate him".

The tribunal heard the baby's parent cried: "Please don't fto my babe die, delight don't fto my babe die."

Despite doctors' efforts the one-day-old lad could not beryllium saved.

The tribunal heard that his parent was truthful distressed she could lone motion her consent for attempts to resuscitate him to stop.

Child A's parents said 1 of the things which upsets them the astir was they ne'er had the accidental to clasp their lad whilst helium was live due to the fact that helium remained successful the incubator for the full time.

The tribunal has heard successful the aftermath of Child A's death, his sister Child B started to amusement immoderate of the aforesaid symptoms.

In her statement, the twins' parent explained she was successful infirmary herself, inactive recovering from giving birth, erstwhile a caregiver again came into her room, and said "you request to travel now".

The parent was distraught and said "not my baby, not again".

The assemblage has been told that Child B's tegument had go marked and mottled.

They were shown a photograph of the babe successful her incubator.

She recovered, and her parents said that since that clip they person been highly protective of her.