British nurse arrested for allegedly murdering 8 babies

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A neonatal nurse who was arrested on suspicion of murdering eight babies and attempting to kill another six, is being investigated at a second hospital.

Lucy Letby, 28, was arrested on Tuesday as police investigate her connection to 17 babies’ deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital during 2015 and 2016,Mailonline reports.

Officials were seen searching her £180,000 home in Chester, with a blue tent erected outside. They also searched her parents’ home in Hereford.

Ms Letby’s arrest is part of a year-long probe into the death of the babies and 15 non-fatal collapses at the neonatal unit.

On Wednesday, Liverpool Women’s Hospital announced it was working with police in their investigation. Ms Letby completed a work placement at the hospital for extra training after graduating in 2011.

If the neonatal nurse is convicted of murdering eight babies, she would become Britain’s most prolific child killer.


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