The countess of chester hosphal ill be answering all of those questions throughout the course of this show. Patrick this is. Gb news absolutely this is. Gb news absolutely devastating series of events there will be keeping you up to date as all of those questions attempt to be answered here on this show. Your views gb views are gbnews. Com, but right now its your headlines with tatiana. Patrick. Thank you very much and good afternoon. This is the latest from the newsroom. That breaking news former nurse lucy letby has been found guilty of the murder of seven babies. Shes the uks most prolific killer of babies in modern times. Most prolific killer of babies in modern times. Letby has also in modern times. Letby has also been found guilty of the attempted murder of six others between june 2015 and june 2016 at the countess of chester hosphaps at the countess of Chester Hospitals neonatal ward. The 33 year old will be sentenced on monday. An independent inquiry will be held into the case of lucy letby and will examine the circumstances surrounding the deaths and incidents the department of health has said the parents of baby l and twin brother baby m, who let b attempted to kill shortly after their birth, spoke anonymously ahead of the verdicts. Ahead of the verdicts. When i went down, i saw doctors around the trolley and there just pumping his heart like like a rag doll, really. He was just like a doll. And they were just going like that , like were just going like that, like that to chest. That to the chest. She was very cool, calm , she was very cool, calm, calculated and criminal minded lady. But we didnt notice anything at the time. Its hard to put into words just how it could on just how it could have gone on so long, why it went on so long. These are the answers we need just an evil person. Theres no way she should have been able to get away with it for so long. Well, the crown prosecutor , well, the crown prosecutor, pascal jones, says that her attacks were a complete betrayal of the trust placed in her. Little did those working alongside her know that there was a murderer in their midst. She did her utmost to conceal her crimes by varying the ways in which you repeatedly harmed babies in her care , she sought babies in her care, she sought to deceive her colleagues and pass off the harm she caused. As nothing more than a worsening of each babys existing vulnerable ability. Ability. Elsewhere, police in Northern Ireland have arrested a man in connection with the psni data breach. A 50 year old man has breach. A 50 year old man has been detained in County Londonderry under the terrorism act and is being questioned. Act and is being questioned. Another man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of collecting information likely to be useful to terrorists. 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So she kept never heard before. So she kept little trophies, reports , little trophies, reports, medical notes that she could remember the names of her victims. She seemed excited. The court heard when babies were dead or dying, offering to court heard when babies were dead or dying , offering to bathe dead or dying, offering to bathe and take photographs of them. And take photographs of them. But her trail of destruction doesnt just extend to those she kills. Some of her other victims will permanent , kills. Some of her other victims will permanent, round the will need permanent, round the clock families of the clock care. The families of the victims have their lives victims have had their lives devastated. She even targeted triplets, twins for goodness sake. This story might even still get worse. Another still get worse. Another Hospital Trust in liverpool is investigating. Let this time investigating. Let this time that years ago i mean, the mind boggles. Lets have another look boggles. Lets have another look at that mugshot , shall we . And i at that mugshot, shall we . And i just want to ask , does evil just want to ask, does evil exist . Are we looking there at exist . Are we looking there at evil . It was claimed that she exhibited munchausen syndrome , exhibited munchausen syndrome, that she had a hero complex, that she had a hero complex, that shes a narcissist. That she had a hero complex, that shes a narcissist. But then you hear she actually then you hear that she actually wanted to kill babies so that she could grieve with married she could grieve with a married doctor that she likes. I also want a series of other want to ask a series of other questions. How was this questions as well. How was this allowed happen and happen for allowed to happen and happen for so long . Doctors were warning about her for ages. One raised concerns and was sent an email that said its unlikely that anything is going on. Well see what happens. Well see what happens. Well, babies die. Happens. Well, babies die. Thats what happens, isnt it . Thats what happens, isnt it . The countess of Chester Hospital has to account for this. How did they allow the worst child serial killer in modern british history to prowl their wards . Managers repeat idly, refused to believe that letby was to blame and even tried to have a reinstate kid on the ward. Apparently, much months after doctors insisted that shed be removed from frontline duties. Removed from frontline duties. How do we know this isnt still happening now . Just with somebody . Another question somebody else . Another question is about standard of baby is about the standard of baby care in general. This is by no means the first baby death scandal. One doctor messaged scandal. One doctor messaged letby and said that she was one of the few nurses that he trusts with mean , with his own children. I mean, good grief. What that good grief. What does that tell you . And then theres you . And then theres the question isnt question of the sentence. Isnt there . Surely this is a full life term, but his life even enough she didnt have the courage to come and face the final verdict. This is the worst final verdict. This is the worst crime imaginable. Would the Death Penalty be the only fitting punishment. Email me, fitting punishment. Email me, gb views. Gb news. Com loads of different elements of this to unpack how why did this unpack how and why did this happen for so long . What is the general state Maternity Care general state of Maternity Care by the way . Britain . Is by by the way . In britain . It is by no means the only baby death scandal, this is scandal, although this is of course conducted course the worst one conducted by killer. Were also by a serial killer. Were also going to be at whether going to be looking at whether or not this is evil. Going to be looking at whether or not this is evil. Some people or not this is evil. Some people say its Mental Health. Well have a look at what the sentence could arguably should be could be and arguably should be on top of all of that. But after a trial lasting more than ten months, the jury in the lucy letby case have now delivered their verdict. They found the former nurse guilty of murdering and attempting murder babies and attempting to murder babies while she was working the while she was working at the Neonatal Unit of the countess of chester on northwest of Chester Hospital on northwest of england. Reporter sophie reaper has report. Has this report. How loosely is this the most horrific crime possible . Horrific crime possible . The murder of a baby back in 2018 . Lucy letby was arrested on suspicion of just that. Suspicion of just that. Did you have any concerns that there was a rise in the mortality rate . Mortality rate . Yes. Okay. So tell me about that. What concerns did you have that we dont just notice as a team in general, the nurses thought that this was a rise compared to previous years. New parents here at the countess of Chester Hospital put their trust in the staff on its Neonatal Unit. That was only to find out later that one of the nurses was a killer. As the number of incidents on the unit began to rise , so did the began to rise, so did the suspicions of lucy letby, his colleagues. This ultimately colleagues. This ultimately prompted an investigation by Cheshire Constabulary to try and provide some answers for the heartbroken families involved. Heartbroken families involved. And i think its hard to imagine what the families are going through. I think she used going through. I think she used a cover of trust that shed gained the trust of parents, the trust of her colleagues and her friends to commit these crimes in such an unimaginable way. In october of last year, lucy letby trial began as the former nurse faced charges of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder a further ten. A jury at Manchester Crown court sat week after week, month after month, heanng after week, month after month, hearing details about each of the babies involved from child a all the way through to child. Q lucy letby watched on from the dock as the court was shown images from her home and hospital rotas which identify her as the only person working at the time of every single incident. The evidence also incident. The evidence also included a series of handwritten notes found amongst the former nurses belongings on one of which shed written things like i killed them on purpose because im not good enough and i am evil. I im not good enough and i am evil. I did this. Im not good enough and i am evil. I did this. Then, almost evil. I did this. Then, almost eight months after the trial began , the defendant took to the began, the defendant took to the stand for the very first time. She maintained , and her she maintained, and her innocence throughout , telling innocence throughout, telling the court shed been devastated by the accusations. She said, i by the accusations. She said, i only ever did my best to care for them. But ultimately, her for them. But ultimately, her defence wasnt enough for the jury , defence wasnt enough for the jury , and the nurse once trusted jury, and the nurse once trusted to care for defenceless babies, was found guilty of murder. Sophie reaper. Gb news. I can cross live now to sophie reaper sophie. Thank you very, very much. And its important, i think, to say that lucy letby did not actually come up to hear the final set of verdicts today, did she . Has she ever expressed any kind of remorse. Remorse. She hasnt. Patrick throughout this whole trial , she throughout this whole trial, she has maintained her innocence , has maintained her innocence, steadfastly saying she was not guilty on all of the 22 counts on this indictment. When we heard the first verdict on the 8th of august, those two counts of attempted murder that she was found guilty of, we heard tears , we heard sobbing, but no remorse. Then on the on the next remorse. Then on the on the next set of verdicts, we had a stony face. No response whatsoever. And from then on, we havent seen her at all. She hasnt been present in the dock. When asked about this by the judge, Benjamin Myers , the defence said Benjamin Myers, the defence said that it was her decision that she was refusing to appear in the dock and we imagine that will now be the case for the sentencing, which is happening on monday morning of next week. We wont see lucy letby. She wont be there facing the judge as he delivers his sentencing. As he delivers his sentencing. She wont be there facing the families of whom she murdered some of their children. She some of their children. She wont be there at all facing the crimes that she is committed. And this is one of, if not the longest murder trial in british history. History. And there are some questions about the jury in this because its gone on for so long. Obviously, there were some not guilty verdicts as well. I was just hoping that you might be able to to me what what able to explain to me what what the story of the jury is really going throughout all of this. Going throughout all of this. Absolutely. So of course, the traditional jury at the crown court is comprised of 12 people. That was the same for this case. However, a few weeks ago, we lost one of the jurors that was as according to justice goss, he said they had a good person , said they had a good person, personal reason that meant that we went down to 11 jurors, seven women and four men. It was then that task to continue deliberations and to come to initially to come to unanimous verdicts , if that was possible. Verdicts, if that was possible. Ultimately we heard there were 22 charges on this indictment. 22 charges on this indictment. Just to break it down a little bit. So 22 charges we have now have 16 verdicts, two of which were not guilty, 14 of which were not guilty, 14 of which were guilty. Though of those 14 were guilty. Though of those 14 guilty verdicts, we have seven murders and seven attempted murders. Of course, one of the murders, one of the attempted murders, one of the attempted murders was two counts regarding the same child. But in terms of the same child. But in terms of unanimous versus majority , they unanimous versus majority, they were able to come back with three unanimous verdicts so that was relating to counts six child f in terms of count 15, child l and count 23, which was child 0, those three verdicts were union animus, which means all 11 of the jurors agreed that she was guilty on those counts when they said, when we got to a certain point, the judge then delivered what we call a majority directed. And what that means is that ten jurors can agree while one can disagree. And what that means is its supposed to make it easier for them to come to a joint decision. And thats how we were able to come to the rest of those majority verdicts that we now know. We now know. So thank you very, very much. Is sophie reaper. There are north west of england. Reporter who we will be hearing rather a lot from throughout the course of this show. Thank you. Of this show. Sophie, thank you. Now to now im going to go to consultant psychologist consultant forensic psychologist , dr. Kerry and think , dr. Kerry nixon. And i think when we get cases like this, the psychology of it is a vital importance. Dr. Kerry, thank you very , very much. I am asking the very, very much. I am asking the question , does evil exist . When question, does evil exist . When you see the picture of lucy letby, it is that evil. And the reason im asking is because reason why im asking is because of the Mental Health of of the Mental Health side of this several cases, this. In several of the cases, it suggested that letby it was suggested that letby attacked babies because attacked the babies because she wanted paediatrician wanted a married paediatrician to attention. Theres to pay her attention. Theres talk of narcissism , theres talk talk of narcissism, theres talk of munchausen. Whats going on here . Is she evil. Here . Is she evil. I always say when discussing evil that i dont like to think of that evil exists in people , of that evil exists in people, but we have evil acts. And i have seen many, many people in my time that have committed evil acts. And this is one of those cases. There are so many Unanswered Questions in this case. And hopefully over the next few weeks, months and years , we can answe