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Jun 27, 2023 46 tweets 8 min read
Lucy Letby's defence lawyer Ben Myers KC is about to get back on his feet at Manchester Crown Court where he's delivering his closing speech to the jury. The nurse has been on trial for the last nine months for the murder of seven babies and attempted murder of a further 10 Mr Myers is going back over each case in turn. He begins with count one on the indictment, the alleged murder of Child A in June 2015 - he outlines that the medical experts have said the cause of death was an injection of air
Jun 20, 2023 10 tweets 2 min read
Prosecutor Nick Johnson KC will continue his closing speech at the Lucy Letby murder trial today. The nurse is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill a further 10 between June 2015 and June 2016 at the Countess of Chester Hospital, she denies all charges Mr Johnson begins with the case of Child O. In evidence Dr Andreas Marnerides, an expert in neonatal pathology, told the court Child O's death was a result of an "inflicted traumatic injury to the liver"
Jun 19, 2023 46 tweets 7 min read
I'm back at Manchester Crown Court for the trial of nurse Lucy Letby, we're expecting prosecution/defence closing speeches this week. Ms Letby has been on trial since October last year for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of 10 more. She denies all charges Image Jury are now in, prosecutor Nick Johnson KC is on his feet. Addressing the panel of eight women and four men directly he says 'this is the beginning of the end as far as I’m concerned, you’ll be glad to know'
May 24, 2023 59 tweets 8 min read
I'm back at Manchester Crown Court today for the murder trial of Lucy Letby. The nurse is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder a further 10 between June 2015 and June 2016 while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She denies all charges Image Prosecutor Nick Johnson KC is set to continue his cross examination of Ms Letby from 10.30am as the trial enters it's 29th week