Former nurse will never be released from prison after becoming only third woman alive to be given such sentence in UK
Lucy Letby
Letby, 33, is only the third woman alive to be given the jail term in the UK. She was sentenced at Manchester crown court on Monday.was also convictedSentencing Letby, Mr Justice Goss said: “This was a cruel, calculated, and cynical campaign of child murder involving the smallest and most vulnerable of children, knowing that your actions were causing significant physical suffering and would cause untold mental suffering.
Letby had a “detached enthusiasm” for the resuscitation of babies fighting for life, the judge said, adding that she “cruelly and callously” made inappropriate remarks to parents or colleagues during or after a death. Goss said it was not for him to “reach conclusions about the underlying reasons” for Letby’s actions. “Nor could I,” he added. “For they are known only to you.”
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