British Nurse Convicted: The Shocking Tale of a Serial Baby Killer

A British nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to kill six others at the hospital where she worked, making her the country's most prolific child killer. Lucy Letby, 33, was convicted after a 22-day trial in Manchester Crown Court.

She was accused of injecting the infants with air, overfeeding them with milk, and poisoning them with insulin. The families of the victims expressed their shock and grief in a joint statement, saying that justice has been served but it does not take away the extreme hurt and distress they have experienced.

Letby will be sentenced on Monday and could face a lifetime in prison. A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others in a yearlong campaign of deception.

Lucy Letby, 33, preyed on the vulnerabilities of sick newborns and their anxious parents at the Countess of Chester Hospital. After 22 days of deliberation, the jury at Manchester Crown Court convicted Letby of killing the babies between June 2015 and June 2016. The families of the victims expressed their gratitude to the jurors and all those who gave evidence during the trial.

The babies' deaths and the surviving children's lives have been permanently affected by Letby's assaults. Lucy Letby, a British nurse, has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the hospital where she worked. Letby harmed the infants by injecting air into their blood and stomachs, overfeeding them with milk, physically assaulting them, and poisoning them with insulin.

She was accused of planning her attacks to make it appear as if there were natural causes for the babies' deaths, deceiving her colleagues in the process. Letby's motives remain unclear, but her actions were described as a complete betrayal of the trust placed in her. A note found at her home confessed to the killings, with Letby stating that she is "evil" and "horrible." Letby will be sentenced on August 21.