A British nurse convicted of killing 7 babies is found guilty of trying to kill a baby girl (2024)

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British nurse Lucy Letby, convicted of killing 7 babies, found guilty of another attempted murder. Lucy Letby, a British neonatal nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others, was convicted Tuesday of trying to kill another infant in her care.

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Letby, 34, of Hereford, was sentenced to 14 whole-life orders after she was convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others, with two attempts on one of her victims.

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To gain attention of doctor colleague she was 'infatuated' with. One motivation put forward by the prosecution was that Letby attacked and killed babies in her care to gain the sympathy of a doctor who she had become “infatuated” with. It was alleged she wanted to make herself the centre of his attention and focus.

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