Child C died because the air injected into his stomach made him unable to breath and he suffered a cardiac arrest, the prosecutor said. What is needed is the practical application of that proposition everywhere. In many units it will require profound changes in relationships and culture. This may not be easy to achieve but it is necessary and long overdue. Child O was in good condition and stable up until the afternoon of June 23 when he suffered a “remarkable deterioration”, the court heard. She’s an only child, do I have to say anymore? I just feel for them so much. I feel so helpless that there is nothing we can do," one said.

Mr Johnson said an expert paediatrician concluded child B was subjected to “some form of sabotage” and may have been injected with a dose of air. For anyone who doesn't know the area, it is only a 10-minute walk from High Town, near to St Owen Street and Ledbury Road. On top of their grievous loss they endured years of uncertainty about what had caused death or injury. And for some, uncertainty remains.Child J suffered two serious problems with her breathing in the night and was moved to a high-dependency room. At 6.56am on the 27th, her oxygen level dropped so low it was unrecordable and she went into seizure.

While it is close to the city centre, it is a quiet, residential area. There was a crime scene investigation van parked up at the scene when I arrived, but that soon moved on and was replaced by one officer in a car as a scene guard. An expert paediatrician who reviewed child I’s case had concluded the youngster’s deteriorations were consistent with the deliberate administration of a large amount of air into her stomach via a nasogastric tube. Letby allegedly murdered a five-day-old baby on June 14, 2015, by injecting air into his stomach through a nose tube, a court has heard. The Crown say the neo-natal nurse injected Child Q with excess air and a clear fluid, possibly water or saline, into his stomach via a nasogastric tube in a bid to murder him.Ambulance staff immediately began administering advanced life support but sadly, despite their best efforts, it became apparent nothing could be done to save the woman and she was pronounced dead.

You may see an increased police presence in the area over the coming days as our investigation continues.” Child P suffered an “acute deterioration” before preparations were put in place to move him to another hospital. Letby was also pictured in the Chester Standard as part of the neonatal unit's baby grow fundraising appeal, and was quoted saying how she 'enjoyed seeing babies progress and supporting their families.' A suspicious doctor walked in on Lucy Letby as she allegedly attempted to kill one baby, Chester Crown Court heard. Letby is accused of attempting to murder child H on two successive night shifts in September 2015. The child suffered two "profound collapses" and required resuscitation with the use of adrenaline. No clear cause for either incident was identified at the time.

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In 2018, at the time of Letby's arrest, her parent's neighbours told The Times Letby's family were devastated. The day after allegedly murdering child E, Lucy Letby allegedly used insulin for the first time to poison a baby, the court heard, by trying to murder child E’s twin brother, child F. The defendant is said to have murdered Child P, one of triplets on June 24 2016 – the day after she is said to have murdered his brother, Child O.

Around 3pm that day there was a further collapse of child N with his oxygen levels falling to life-threatening levels and a further attempt to insert a breathing tube again found blood in his throat. The parents of the babies who were murdered or suffered injuries, some lifelong, live with the consequences every day.

She had been responding well to treatment after losing colour and becoming floppy after birth, but collapsed three times in the early hours of June 22, 2015. Hereford Times reporter James Thomas has been down to Green Street today and says it was just like a normal day, as you might expect.