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BBC North of England Correspondent. Views my own.
Jun 8, 2023 39 tweets 6 min read
Lucy Letby trial: The nurse is starting her 13th day in the witness box. She's still being cross examined by Nick Johnson KC. He starts today by asking about the next baby - baby O. (Babies O and P were two of three triplet brothers. Lucy Letby denies murdering them both) Lucy Letby agrees that it was "big news" on the neonatal unit when the triplets were born. The first time she'd ever come across naturally conceived triplets in her career.
Jun 7, 2023 28 tweets 4 min read
Lucy Letby trial: the case is continuing. The nurse is beginning her 12th day in the witness box, and is still being cross-examined by prosecution lead Nick Johnson KC. He's now asking her about babies L & M - twin boys - who Lucy Letby denies trying to kill in April 2016. Lucy Letby is wearing a black pinstripe suit. She's flanked in the witness box by two female prison officers who sit at either side. She's looking straight ahead of her, towards the jury, and not at Nick Johnson who's asking her questions. She's speaking softly.
Jun 5, 2023 22 tweets 4 min read
Lucy Letby trial: the nurse is beginning her 11th day in the witness box. She continues to be questioned by prosecutor Nick Johnson KC. She's currently being asked about baby K - a little girl - who the nurse denies attempting to murder in Feb 2016. Nick Johnson KC suggests to Lucy Letby that she has tried to create the impression that baby K was a child who habitually displaced her own breathing tube.
Jun 2, 2023 26 tweets 5 min read
Lucy Letby trial: After a break of 8 days, the trial is now continuing. Lucy Letby is in the witness box for the 10th day. She is still being cross-examined by lead prosecution counsel Nick Johnson KC. Nick Johnson KC is continuing to question Lucy Letby about baby I - a little girl - who the nurse is accused of murdering in October 2015. She denies this. The prosecution allege that she tried unsuccessfully to kill the baby 3 times before succeeding on the 4th attempt.
May 25, 2023 16 tweets 3 min read
Lucy Letby trial: the nurse is back in the witness box, for the 9th day. Nick Johnson KC, prosecution lead counsel, is continuing to cross-examine her. Nick Johnson KC is working through the cases of each of the 17 babies in the trial, and is currently up to baby L - a girl who it's alleged Lucy Letby attempted to murder twice in Sept 2015. She denies this - and all 22 charges on the indictment.
May 24, 2023 43 tweets 7 min read
Lucy Letby trial: the case continues, with nurse Letby about to begin her 8th day in the witness box. She’ll continue to be cross examined by lead prosecution counsel Nick Johnson KC Image Nick Johnson KC starts to ask about the next baby in the trial - baby E - a boy, who Lucy Letby is accused of murdering on August 4th 2015. She denies this.
Feb 24, 2023 15 tweets 3 min read
RIP John Motson - so many tributes today, but for me, Motty will always be the first one to call it right at Hillsborough. A 🧵 2/When I first started looking into the disaster in depth, I realised that the BBC archive was key to understanding what had happened.
Oct 13, 2022 52 tweets 9 min read
Lucy Letby’s defence case is now being outlined by her barrister Ben Myers KC BM KC: It’s difficult, ladies and gentlemen to think of allegations that can be more upsetting than these allegations and that can strike harder at our desire to protect than these allegations
Oct 13, 2022 33 tweets 6 min read
Lucy Letby trial - day 4. Nick Johnson KC will finish opening the prosecution’s case against the nurse. Later, her defence counsel will open his case. I’ll tweet from the courtroom. Please avoid comment/opinion. Coverage later on @BBCNews Nick Johnson KC is telling the jury about the case of baby P. It's alleged that Lucy Letby murdered him a day after she'd killed his brother, in June 2016. They were two of a set of triplets. Both died within the first week of their lives.
Oct 12, 2022 80 tweets 13 min read
Lucy Letby trial: Day 3. I am in the courtroom and will tweet lines of evidence during the day. Please refrain from comment to avoid legal prejudice. Coverage later on ⁦@BBCNews⁩ ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩ and other channels, plus online. Counsel for the prosecution, Nicholas Johnson KC, shown here, is continuing to open the case against Lucy Letby who is charged with murdering 7 babies and attempting to murder another 10 at @TheCountessNHS in 2015-16. She denies all charges.
Oct 11, 2022 60 tweets 10 min read
Day two of the trial of nurse Lucy Letby, who’s charged with murdering 7 babies and attempting to murder another 10 at @TheCountessNHS. I’ll be tweeting lines from the courtroom. Another reminder to please refrain from comment to avoid legal prejudice. Coverage later on @BBCNews Image Nick Johnson KC is continuing to open the case for the prosecution. Again - a reminder - we are not allowed to name the babies because of court order restrictions. Reporters have agreed a system of letters from A - Q to represent each of the 17 babies in the case. Image
Oct 10, 2022 34 tweets 7 min read
The trial of Chester nurse Lucy Letby is beginning at Manchester Crown Court. She is charged with murdering 7 babies, and attempting to murder another 10 at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015-June 2016. She denies all the charges. Coverage on #BBCNews Image I will report lines from the court once the case opens. A reminder to followers not to comment/offer opinion about the trial, in order to prevent legal prejudice.
May 28, 2021 23 tweets 4 min read
After a seismic week for those involved in #Hillsborough, some thoughts from me. (long thread) I’ve followed Hillsborough closely since 2008 when Anne Williams first collared me at an event and told me her story. I’d assumed that the disaster was finished with. After all, it had happened in 1989. It was past history wasn’t it? I couldn’t have been more wrong.
May 26, 2021 5 tweets 1 min read
BREAKING: The trial of two retired police officers and an ex-solicitor over their actions after the Hillsborough disaster has collapsed. The jury has been told to acquit Peter Metcalf, Alan Foster and Donald Denton. The CPS has said it will not appeal the judge's decision. The judge, William Davis, has ruled that there is no case to answer.
Jan 6, 2020 12 tweets 2 min read
BREAKING: Reynhard Sinaga, a student from Indonesia, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years for committing 136 rapes in Manchester. Prosecutors say he is the most prolific rapist in Britain, possibly the world. More on @BBCNews Sinaga is convicted of sexual offences against 48 men. But police say he raped many more who they have not been able to identify.