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Lucy Letby was handed a life sentence in 2023 for targeting babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital - now she will attend a hearing to determine if she can appeal her convictions

Former NHS nurse Lucy Letby became Britain's most prolific child killer when she was found guilty of targeting babies in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital

Lucy Letby slept with a Winnie the Pooh teddy under a duvet embroidered with the words 'sweet dreams', and yet nothing about her twisted side was innocent at all

John and Susan Letby doted on their only child, from the moment she was born right up until she was sent behind bars for murdering innocent babies in her care. Now, their lives and roles as parents have changed forever

Lucy Letby, who was convicted of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more is today launching an appeal against her conviction

Joining the Countess of Chester should have been a kind of homecoming for Dr Susan Gilby. She gave birth to the youngest of her three children at the hospital, and spent part of her training there.

Lucy Letby, 33, killed seven babies and tried to kill six others during a year long murder spree when she worked as a neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester hospital

Susan and Jonathan Letby refuse to accept their daughter's evil crimes and even moved from their home in Hereford to Manchester to attend every day of the trial

Lucy Letby grew up in a normal family in pretty Hereford, her parents only child and a star pupil who graduated from university much to their delight - before becoming a serial baby murderer.

Lucy Letby refused to face the victims' families in court and neither did parents Jonathan and Susan Letby, devoted parents who had attended every single day of the ten-month trial