Kim Pilling

Harlow Collinge died in the care of childminder Karen Foster (Lancashire Police/PA)
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Childminder admits manslaughter over death of baby boy in her care

Karen Foster’s basis of plea for manslaughter was that ‘forceful shaking’ of Harlow Collinge caused his death, a court heard.
By Kim Pilling
7 Jun 2024
The Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester (Peter Byrne/PA)
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Ex-hospital boss says he will co-operate ‘fully’ with Letby independent inquiry

Nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
Consultants at the Countess of Chester Hospital raised concerns in 2015 (Peter Byrne/PA)
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Babies could have been saved if hospital acted sooner, consultants say

Dr Stephen Brearey and Dr Ravi Jayaram, who worked on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital, raised concerns about Letby in 2015.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby has been convicted of murdering seven babies in her care (Cheshire Constabulary/PA)
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Lessons continue to be learned after Lucy Letby murders, says hospital boss

The neonatal nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
<p>Lucy Letby cried in court when she heard the voice of a doctor who she was said to have a crush on</p>
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Lucy Letby first showed emotion when ‘crush’ colleague gave evidence

The killer nurse betrayed no emotion in court until February 16 when a medic, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, confirmed his name.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby has indicated she will not attend her sentencing hearing (Cheshire Constabulary/PA)
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Lucy Letby indicates she will not attend sentencing for child serial killings

The serial killer nurse was last seen in Manchester Crown Court on August 16.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
<p>The moment of Lucy Letby’s arrest </p>
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Consultants ‘told to apologise to Lucy Letby for raising concerns’

Lucy Letby registered a grievance against her employers in 2016 after she was redeployed from the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit

By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
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Full timeline of Lucy Letby’s murder campaign on neonatal unit

Letby was accused of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital

By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
Manchester Crown Court, where the trial of nurse Lucy Letby has concluded (PA Wire)
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What the prosecution and defence said about each child in the Lucy Letby trial

The nurse faced charges over 17 children.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby gave 14 days of evidence from the witness box at Manchester Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA).
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Nurse Lucy Letby convicted of murdering seven babies at hospital neonatal unit

Prosecutors said Letby was a ‘calculated opportunist’ who used the vulnerabilities of premature and sick infants to camouflage her acts.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
The parents of Child E and Child F sent a ‘Thank you’ card to staff in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital (Cheshire Police/PA)
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I completely trusted nurse Letby, mother of twins told court

Letby murdered Child E, with an injection of air into his bloodstream, and tried to kill his twin brother, Child F, by insulin poisoning.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby’s at the Countess of Chester Hospital went undetected initially (Jacok King/PA)
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Two insulin poisonings not flagged up to medics with Letby concerns, trial heard

Consultant Dr John Gibbs told the court ‘we didn’t have the full picture’.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
Undated handout photo issued by Cheshire Constabulary of Lucy Letby. Nurse Lucy Letby, 33, has been found guilty at Manchester Crown Court of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital.. Issue date: Friday August 18, 2023.
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Messages sent by killer nurse Lucy Letby during murder spree

The nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies in her care.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
Lucy Letby is said to have brainwashed her colleagues at the Countess of Chester Hospital to avoid suspicion (Cheshire Police/CPS/PA)
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Cunning Letby ‘brainwashed’ colleagues, says case lawyer

Her trial heard the nurse was able to persuade others that the number of deaths on the neonatal unit was just down to ‘bad luck’.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
A resuscitation note was among medical documents found in a shopping bag under the bed of Lucy Letby (Cheshire Police/CPS/PA)
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Resuscitation note of baby found by police at home of Lucy Letby

The record of emergency drugs provided to the infant was written on a paper towel during his 30-minute resuscitation.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
Parents of two of nurse Lucy Letby’s victims want a public inquiry into her employers at the Countess of Chester Hospital (PA)
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Parents call for public inquiry into hospital response to Lucy Letby fears

The nurse attacked their newborn sons on the same day shift in April 2016.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Lucy Letby giving evidence Elizabeth Cook/PA)
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Killer nurse Lucy Letby operated in plain sight, said detective

Letby, 33, from Hereford, attacked her infant victims while employed in her role as a Band 5 nurse.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
Police are to continue their investigation into Lucy Letby (PA)
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Lucy Letby case police review 4,000 neonatal unit admissions

It will examine babies in care throughout the duration of the killer nurse’s career.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
Nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies in her care (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
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Lucy Letby always wanted to work with children, court heard

After completing her A-levels at a sixth form college, she went on to study nursing at the University of Chester.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
The court heard prosecutors have been unable to say why Lucy Letby murdered seven babies (Elizabeth Cook/PA)
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‘Beige’ Lucy Letby may never reveal motive for murders, say detectives

But they said they were able to unravel the nurse’s ‘massive deceit’, which led to her convictions.
By Kim Pilling
18 Aug 2023
The Beatles pictured in June 1963 as their fame soared (PA)
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George Harrison’s mum ‘ashamed I was female’ after seeing Beatles fans

Mother’s opinions revealed in letters being put up for auction

By Kim Pilling
14 Aug 2023
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