The case of neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, who was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more, will be considered by the Court of Appeal tomorrow.
Letby, 34, made two attempts on the life of one of the babies, so was convicted of seven counts of attempted murder.
She committed her crimes between June 2015 and June 2016, when she was working as a band 5 nurse on the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester.
Letby received a whole-life sentence for each of the fourteen counts she was convicted of.
Sentencing, The Hon. Mr Justice Goss, said: "This was a cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder involving the smallest and most vulnerable of children, knowing that your actions were causing significant physical suffering and would cause untold mental suffering."
Letby has denied the crimes from the outset. At times during her ten month trial she sought to attribute blame to her colleagues and conditions on the unit.
The appeal hearing, before Lord Justice Holroyde, Lady Justice Sharp and Mrs Justice Lambert, is listed for 22nd, 23rd and 25th April 2024.
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