Lucy Letby's bedroom had teddy bears, Rihanna lyrics and novel with eerie plot
Evil Lucy Letby’s messy bedroom was full of teddy bears, a pink dressing gown and a book featuring a plot which chillingly sounded like a claim made by the prosecution during her trial.
Pictures of the room were shown to the court during the long trial. Taken by a crime scene investigator, they showed several soft toys scattered around the otherwise sparse room. Two teddy bears were seen positioned on an unmade double bed while among items on the floor were a red suitcase, a large burgundy handbag and a small black handbag.
Fairy lights were hung over her bedstead, her duvet cover was embroidered with the words "sweet dreams” and framed prints on the wall had the words “Leave Sparkles Wherever You Go” and another contained a lyric from Diamonds by Rihanna.
On her bedside table were two books -a doctor's memoir and Never Greener by Ruth Jones about two people having an affair- the latter having chilling echoes to claims made by the prosecution during the trial. The court had heard how Letby had struck up a close relationship with a married colleague, who cannot be named, and how they enjoyed days out in London and often texted each other during and after work.
Letby's messy bedroom contained cheesy quotes on the walls (PA)She was said to have had a “crush” on him and the prosecution called him her “boyfriend”, although Letby insisted: “I loved him as a friend. I wasn’t in love with him.” When he gave evidence at court from behind a screen, she became upset and tried to leave the dock. Chillingly, the prosecution claimed she murdered two premature triplets less than 24 hours apart to get his attention.
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A Morrisons shopping bag recovered from the bedroom contained 31 handover sheets, a blood gas reading for a child she allegedly attacked and a paper towel containing handwritten resuscitation notes. Searches at Letby's parents' home in Hereford and at the defendant's workplace at the hospital's risk and patient safety office.
A pink dressing gown can be seen on the door, near the unmade bed (PA)During the trial, jurors were told a 2016 diary was recovered from a chest of drawers. A reference to "twins" was recorded for April 8, the date of birth for two twin children the Crown say Letby attempted to murder, the court heard. On April 9 a note stating "twin resus" was made.
Further entries on June 23, 24 and 25 included initial letters which the Crown say related to three other babies, including two triplet boys, Letby allegedly attacked on those dates following her return from a holiday to Ibiza. A green Post-it note, shown to jurors at the start of Letby's trial, was found inside the diary.
Another view of the killer nurse's room (PA)Part of the note read "I don't deserve to live. I killed them on purpose because I'm not good enough to care for them", "I am a horrible evil person" and in capital letters "I am evil I did this". Meanwhile a search of the garage at the Westbourne Road property on June 10 revealed another handwritten note found in a black bin bag. Phrases on the note included "killing me softly", "broken hearted" and "no-one will ever know what happened or why". Letby wept during the trial when the pictures were shared with the jury.
in her care, and trying to kill six more. She was also found not guilty on two further attempted murder charges. Her year-long murder spree started in June 2015 and she struck mostly on night shifts when she was alone on the ward over sleeping babies. She faced a total of 22 charges, accused of murdering seven babies and trying to kill ten more at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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