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Everything You Need To Know About Lucy Letby, The Nurse Who Allegedly Murdered 8 Babies At The Hospital Where She Worked

Lucy was even the face of the $2.6 million dollar appeal for the hospital to build a brand new pediatric unit back in 2013.

Facebook; pictured above is Lucy’s graduation photo that her parents proudly published in a local paper to announce her graduation from nursing school

So, how does someone who seems like such a do-gooder who cares about children end up being accused of murder?

Lucy is not just facing charges for murdering just one child….she’s currently facing charges for murdering eight that were in her care and attempting to murder ten more.

Back in 2016, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health released three different reports saying that staffing in the pediatric unit of Countess of Chester Hospital was far from adequate.

Facebook; Lucy smiles big and snaps a selfie with a friend in the photo above

They couldn’t figure out why babies entrusted to the nurses and doctors there died in heartbreaking numbers from June 2015 to June 2016. 

They did, however, come up with 24 different ways they recommended the hospital could improve the care of babies there.

Poor decision-making by the staff, lack of senior doctors, and the reluctance of staff to get advice from their colleagues were some of the concerns the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health cited in their reports.

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