 A couple who considered asking Lucy Letby to be godmother to their son as a way of thanking her for supporting them when he was born prematurely now think she may have been trying to kill him. The parents recalled how Letby, then in her mid-20s like they were, went above and beyond to help them through a difficult birth and the days after when mum and baby both needed intensive care. But they – and everyone else at that point – were oblivious to the fact she was by then halfway through a killing spree which would end with her becoming the UK's worst child murderer. The boy's mother, who wishes to remain anonymous, says the thought now 'physically sickens' her. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the couple revealed they became friendly with the neonatal nurse, who 'took a shine' to their son following his birth at the Countess of Chester Hospital in February 2016. Letby, 33, was there when he was born by emergency C-section nine weeks early and weighing just 3lbs 2oz, and cared for him over the following days. She also sent the mum a handmade card for Mother's Day with a Polaroid photo inside showing the infant inside with his incubator with his oxygen mask and breathing tubes removed. When they queried it, pointing out he still needed 24-hour oxygen, she allayed their concerns, saying: 'I just thought you would like a picture of him with no tubes.' During Letby's trial, jurors were told she deliberately dislodged babies' breathing tubes during attacks. Letby was told she will never be released from prison (Picture: Chester Standard/SWNS) The boy's father, a 33-year-old engineer, told the Mail: 'We had a handmade card and we assumed everyone on the ward got one. But they didn't, it was just us. 'Inside was a picture of my son with no breathing equipment. She said she took it out to clean or to sterilize it. Now everything's come to light, I should have questioned it more.' The mum, a student nurse aged 32, re){kind=link}
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A couple who considered asking Lucy Letby to be godmother to their son as a way of thanking her for supporting them when he was born prematurely now think she may have been trying to kill him.
The parents recalled how Letby, then in her mid-20s like they were, went above and beyond to help them through a difficult birth and the days after when mum and baby both needed intensive care.
But they – and everyone else at that point – were oblivious to the fact she was by then halfway through a killing spree which would end with her becoming the UK’s worst child murderer.
The boy’s mother, who wishes to remain anonymous, says the thought now ‘physically sickens’ her.