a former nurse has been charged with
eight counts of murder and ten
counts of attempted murder following an
investigation into baby deaths at the
countess of chester hospital
thirty-year-old lucy letby has been
re-arrested as part of an investigation
which began in 2017
our correspondent judith morris is there
for us tonight judith
yes sophie three years after the police
began their
investigation into the deaths of babies
at this hospital tonight
one of its former nurses is accused of
multiple counts of murder
and attempted murder the families of 18
babies are
being given support as they come to
terms with this news
well the nurse lucy lepi has been on
bail for much of the last
two years cheshire police say that their
investigation has taken so long because
it's been highly complex
and extremely challenging and they say
that they've consulted a number of
medical specialists to ensure
that it's been as thorough as possible
lucy let me once posed for photos in her
uniform
telling her local paper in 2013 that she
enjoyed nursing babies as she could see
them progress
and support their families now she's
suspected of murdering eight infants
and trying to kill another ten
the thirty-year-old worked in the
neo-natal unit at the countess of
chester hospital
in 2017 the hospital called in the
police having become aware of a greater
than usual number of baby deaths
and babies at risk of dying between june
2015 and june 2016.
lucy levy was first arrested in july
2018.
her home nearby was sealed off and
forensic officers searched the house and
garden
the nurse was arrested again a year
later and then yesterday she was
arrested for a third time
cheshire police said they made the
arrest based on further information that
has been gathered as part of their
ongoing investigation
tonight lucy let me is being held in
custody and will appear before
magistrates in warrington tomorrow
judith moritz bbc news chester