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Lucy Letby will spend the rest of her days behind bars after being handed a whole-life order for her heinous crimes in a prison that has been home to several notorious British killers

After criticism from victims' families, the Health Secretary Steve Barclay announced on Wednesday the probe will be upgraded to a statutory inquiry, 'giving it legal powers to compel witnesses'

Francesca Fattore, 43, was sent to HMP Bronzefield for a year for drug offences and rubbed shoulders with the UK's most evil women. Lucy Letby was held there after being arrested

When police raided Lucy Letby's three-bedroom semi near Chester, they were stunned to find evidence all over the house, tucked away in drawers and under the bed

Sabina Nessa was murdered by a stranger who had been scouting for women to attack - now her sister Jebina says she's thrilled killers will be forced to face their victims' families

Lucy Letby was found guilty of seven counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder during her time as a neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016

The change in the law follows the tireless campaigning of Farah Naz and Cheryl Korbel, who were denied the opportunity to see their loved ones’ killers face justice

Sir Duncan Nichol was the chief executive of NHS England – the most senior position in the entire British healthcare system – from 1989 to 1994, during which time Allitt murdered four babies

It came to an end in July 2016 when she was moved off the unit and into a clerical role in the hospital's risk and patient safety office following mounting concerns from senior doctors

Lucy Letby was living a full and active life before her arrest and conviction for killing babies in her care. With the murderer now set to die in jail, that life has been razed to the ground

Lucy Letby's bedroom featured a number of childlike items including teddies and inspirational quotes, and a psychologist has shared the interesting facets they reveal about the killer's personality

Babies injected with air by killer nurse Lucy Letby could be heard screaming on the ward for up to half an hour before they died, bereaved parents told one hospital boss

Twisted Lucy Letby, 33, is said to have capitalised on the difficulties the neonatal unit faced to target her victims, offering to work nights and also weekends shifts

Janet Cox, who worked alongside Lucy Letby at the Countess of Chester Hospital 's neonatal unit, reportedly denies that the nurse murdered seven babies and tried to kill six more

The devastated couple want to see the Countess of Chester Hospital’s ex-medical director, Ian Harvey, grilled over claims that he could have stopped Letby’s killing spree sooner

Staff were even given bosses' phone numbers to raise issues about colleagues at Countess of Chester Hospital but it is claimed managers did not act on concerns swiftly

A health inspectors’ report found failings in the leadership at the trust where Alison Kelly went on to work after quitting her post at the Chester hospital in 2021

A post placed in a local newspaper when Lucy Letby qualified as a nurse ahead of her arrival on the wards at Countess of Chester Hpisltal shows how proud her parents were

Mum Susan and dad Jonathan Letby have reportedly turned into recluses since their baby killer daughter's 2018 arrest and given that they relocated to Manchester for her trial, they could be about to make another house move

A "small number" of staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit, where Lucy Letby carried out her year-long killing spree, are apparently struggling to believe that she murdered seven babies

Lucy Letby's parents attended every day of her 10-month trial, and were so determined to hear all the evidence against their daughter that they relocated to Manchester from Hereford

The story of Lucy Letby depriving tiny, helpless babies of their lives in a hospital just 12 miles from me sent my blood pressure soaring and hot tears running, writes Val Savage

Karen Rees is the former head of nursing for urgent care at the Countess of Chester Hospital, and was one of Lucy Letby's direct line managers during her killing spree

Lucy Letby was plain and ordinary on the surface but her evil, twisted side was shrouded from her closest family and friends. Now, her loved ones will have to come to terms with her title of Britain's most prolific child killer

Analysis of Lucy Letby's handwritten notes shows that she was in the midst of a downwards spiral, felt guilty and immensely dissatisfied, according to an expert graphologist