Lucy Letby — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Worked as a registered nurse in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital from 2012.
Convicted in August 2023 of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others.
Received fourteen whole life orders in August 2023, with a fifteenth whole life order in July 2024.
Her case prompted the British government to commission an independent inquiry into the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Biography

Lucy Letby, born on January 4, 1990, in Hereford, is a British former NHS neonatal nurse. She pursued her interest in neonatal nursing by studying child nursing at the University of Chester, completing clinical placements at Liverpool Women's Hospital and the Countess of Chester Hospital. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2011, specializing in child nursing, and began working as a registered nurse in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital on January 2, 2012.