UK: Nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies

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UK: Nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies

Nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies who were being looked after on a neonatal ward.

The murders happened at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.

Letby, 33, is the UK’s most prolific killer of babies in modern times.

She has also been found guilty of attempting to murder another six babies, with the jury undecided on the attempted murder of a further four.

She was found not guilty of two counts of attempted murder, and will be sentenced on Monday.

The lead consultant at the neonatal unit tells the BBC hospital bosses failed to investigate allegations against Letby – the government has ordered an independent inquiry.