Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another six - but now there are claims that her 'confession' notes had a bombshell backstory
Lucy Letby's notes, which included the chilling admission 'I am evil I did this', were reportedly penned following a counsellor's advice before being used to help secure her conviction for the murder of seven infants.
These informants also allege that Letby's GP in Chester recommended she write out thoughts she found difficult to articulate, reports the Mirror. Throughout the trial, jurors were repeatedly asked to take the defendant's cryptic scrawls at face value. The notes, which some have interpreted as admission of guilt, spoke of suicidal intent with phrases such as "Kill myself right now", "help", "despair panic fear lost", and "I feel very alone and scared".
"I always thought Letby's notes were meaningless as evidence. If they were written as part of therapy you can underline that point three times and write it in bold and capital letters." The contentious notes were penned sometime between July 2016, after Letby was removed from the ward, and her arrest in July 2018. During this time, she was relieved of her nursing duties following a series of deaths.
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