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

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.

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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.

She used various ways to harm the babies including injecting air into the bloodstream, injecting air into the stomach, overfeeding with milk, physical assaults and poisoning with insulin.

Some of the children were subjected to repeated attempts to kill them by the 'cold, cruel and relentless' band 5 staff nurse, according to the Crown.

She denied the offences but was convicted following a ten-month trial at Manchester Crown Court.

Letby refused to attend court when the final verdicts were delivered on Friday and has indicated she does not want to take any part in the sentencing hearing.

The judge, Mr Justice Goss, is expected to hear 'victim personal statements' from the parents of babies she harmed and also any mitigation from Letby's defence before passing sentence.