Convicted child killer Lucy Letby GUILTY of attempting to murder baby girl

Lucy Letby has been found GUILTY of attempting to murder a baby girl.

The nurse, 34, had been accused of a single offence of the attempted murder of the infant on February 17 2016. She was convicted last year over the deaths and collapses of 13 infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital

Letby was facing a retrial at Manchester Crown Court where she denied attempting to murder a severely premature baby by dislodging a breathing tube when the youngster was just two hours old.

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Prosecutors allege she was caught 'red-handed' by consultant paediatrician Dr Ravi Jayaram attacking the tiny infant, referred to in press reports of the proceedings as 'Child K', by dislodging her breathing tube at the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital in February 2016.

By the time she allegedly targeted Child K, the then nurse had already murdered five babies and attempted to murder three others on various dates between June 2015 and October 2015, the court has heard. She was also convicted last year of the attempted murders of twin boys in April 2016; an attempt to murder another boy in June 2016; and the murders of two triplet boys later that month.

Child K is alleged by the prosecution to have had her endotracheal breathing tube dislodged on three occasions that night, the first time at around 3.45am.

She died at Arrowe Park Hospital three days later, the court heard. The prosecution do not allege that Letby caused Child K's death. She later searched the child’s surname on Facebook.

Giving evidence, Letby said she did not intend to harm any babies in her care. Under cross-examination by Mr Johnson KC,