Lead detectives on the case have said we may never know Letby's motive behind the murders, but jurors were given a number of possible reasons
on the neonatal unit where she worked.why the nurse chose to kill tiny babiesLead detectives on the case have said we may never know Letby’s motive behind the murders, but jurors were given several possible reasons why a seemingly normal woman would choose to commit such crimes.Towards the end of the trial at Manchester Crown Court, lead prosecutor Nick Johnson KC had suggested Letby enjoyed “playing God” with the lives of the children in her care.
There were no concerns for the triplets when they were first born but the jury found Letby guilty of giving Baby O a large injection of air via a nasogastric tube, and also carrying out an assault which caused a liver injury. One member of staff, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has said that as medics awaited for a transfer team, Letby remarked: “[Baby P] isn’t leaving here alive, is he?” Reminding jurors of this evidence, Mr Johnson said: “By this stage, [Letby] knew what she was doing.
It emerged that the nurse searched the families of the victims on Facebook after they died, and also on the anniversaries of the babies’ deaths. Doctors were about to cease resuscitation efforts and declare Baby M dead when extraordinarily, he recovered.
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