Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Nurse ‘went salsa dancing after trying to kill baby boy’
A NURSE accused of murdering babies on a neonatal unit went salsa dancing the night after allegedly trying to give a baby boy a lethal dose of insulin, a court heard.
Lucy Letby, 32, is on trial for the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 more at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
She is said to have intentionally added insulin to his intravenous feed bag, less than 24 hours after she allegedly killed his twin brother in 2015. A Manchester crown court jury is studying evidence heard that Child F’s heart rate surged and blood sugars fell dangerously low.
In a text to a colleague after the night shift Letby wrote: “Something is not right ... he’s a worry.” The next evening she messaged another colleague who agreed to go to salsa with her. Letby responded with an OK emoji, adding: “Need to try and find some post nites energy.”
Letby, of Hereford, denies all charges. The trial continues.