Nurse Lucy Letby was seen standing by the incubator of a premature baby after its heart rate and oxygen levels dropped, her trial heard today.
Child C, who died on June 14, 2015, is the second baby she is accused of killing at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit.
Manchester Crown Court heard from colleague Sophie Ellis, who had care for the premature infant the night before the baby died and was newly-qualified at the time.
Ms Ellis said Child C, who weighed just 800 grams at birth, was fed for the first time at 11pm on June 13.
She left the room briefly to go to the nurse’s station but was alerted by an alarm from the baby’s monitor.