![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/lucy-letby-will-be-on-24-hour-suicide-watch-as-she-faces-life-in-prison-for-baby-murders/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1_Exclu-tagged.jpg&description=A prison official says baby killer Lucy Letby, 33, faces 24-hour surveillance in prison to prevent her taking her own life and it would be "very embarrassing" if she dies before "justice gets done" Baby murderer Lucy Letby may face 24-hour surveillance in jail to stop her from killing herself, a prison official says. The killer nurse is expected to be on constant suicide watch as she faces the rest of her life behind bars after being found guilty on Friday of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six more Letby, 33, previously said she considered taking her own life after being blamed for babies' deaths at a neonatal unit in Chester. Ian Carson of the Prison Officers Association told the Mirror: 'It wouldn't surprise me if she's under constant watch with eyes on her 24/7. 'It would be very embarrassing if she kills herself before justice gets done. Prison officials may decide instead to check in on her every 10 minutes if she's not deemed such a risk. They'll have more staff supervision not only to make sure she doesn't commit suicide but also to make sure she doesn't escape. Prison officials could keep her apart on a wing with others who have committed offences against children.' Letby was locked up alongside Rose West, who murdered nine girls in the 70s and 80s, at HMP New Hall during her trial. She also spent time behind bars with Joanna Dennehy, who stabbed three men to death in 2013, at HMP Low Newton. Letby is expected to face a whole-life sentence which would make her the fourth British woman in history to be jailed with no chance of parole. Officials will be keen to closely monitor Letby as she voiced suicidal thoughts after being accused of killing babies. Letby told her trial at Manchester Crown Court: "There were times when I did not want to live. I thought of killing myself." It comes almost two decades after doctor Harold Shipman - who murdered 15 of his patients - committed suicide to escape justice. The disgraced medic killed himse){kind=link}
A prison official says baby killer Lucy Letby, 33, faces 24-hour surveillance in prison to prevent her taking her own life and it would be “very embarrassing” if she dies before “justice gets done”
Baby murderer Lucy Letby may face 24-hour surveillance in jail to stop her from killing herself, a prison official says.
The killer nurse is expected to be on constant suicide watch as she faces the rest of her life behind bars after being found guilty on Friday of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six more
Letby, 33, previously said she considered taking her own life after being blamed for babies’ deaths at a neonatal unit in Chester.
Ian Carson of the Prison Officers Association told the Mirror: “It wouldn’t surprise me if she’s under constant watch with eyes on her 24/7.