Lucy Letby Sentenced to another whole life order

Lucy Letby was sentenced on 5 July 2024 to a further whole life order for the attempted murder of Baby K in February 2016, following a retrial at Manchester Crown Court. The jury returned a guilty verdict on this count on Tuesday, 2 July 2024.

She has now been sentenced to 15 whole life orders for her crimes. They will run concurrently.

She will never be released from prison.

Senior Crown Prosecutor Nicola Wyn Williams, of CPS Mersey Cheshire’s Complex Casework Unit, said: “Lucy Letby has now been sentenced for another dreadful crime - the attempted murder of yet another baby.

“This has been an incredibly difficult, complex and disturbing case. A trained nurse tasked with looking after the most vulnerable babies used her craft and her skills to become a killer.

“She stood by as the parents of the babies she had killed, or tried to kill, grieved and pretended to try and comfort them, all along knowing she was the person responsible.

“The savagery of her actions has been difficult for the prosecution team to comprehend and has devastated the lives of the families of these babies.

“We still have no idea why she committed these crimes. But the Crown Prosecution Service does not have to prove a motive, we simply need to prove that the defendant committed the crime.

“Two separate juries have now found her guilty and the sentence passed means she will never be released from prison.

“We know that is little comfort to the families, and our thoughts are with all of them again today.”