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LIVE: Lucy Letby due to be sentenced for murdering babies at hospital neonatal unit - latest updates

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Lucy Letby, the nurse who murdered babies on the neonatal unit where she worked, is due to be sentenced today (Monday) at Manchester Crown Court.

The 33-year-old was convicted on Friday of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more during her shifts at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016.

She is now deemed to be the most prolific baby killer in modern history. Prosecutors said Letby was a 'calculated opportunist' who used the vulnerabilities of premature and sick infants to camouflage her acts. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. In 2015 and 2016, there was a significant rise in the numbers of babies who suffered serious and unexpected collapses in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Letby was the only member of the nursing and clinical staff who was on duty each time the collapses happened, which the Crown argued were not natural events.

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Lucy Letby, now the most prolific child serial killer in modern British history, is expected to be told that she will face the rest of her life behind bars when she is sentenced today. The nurse murdered seven babies and tried to kill six more while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015-2016.

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