Nurse in court accused of murdering eight babies
A nurse accused of murdering eight babies in an alleged year-long killing spree at an NHS hospital has appeared in court.
Lucy Letby, aged 31, appeared at Manchester Crown Court via videolink from HMP Peterborough on Monday morning.
She has been charged the murder of five boys and three girls at the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
The babies all died between June 2015 and June 2016.
Source: The Independent, 10 May 2021