Nurse accused of baby murders ‘told to leave parents alone’

The nurse accused of murdering seven babies was told to leave the parents of a dying new born alone, a court has been told.

Lucy Letby denies killing the youngster, known as Child C, days after his premature birth at the Countess of Chester Hospital in June 2015.

The 800 gram boy is the second of seven babies she is accused of murdered at the hospital’s neo-natal unit. Letby also pleaded not guilty to the attempted murders of 10 others.

Manchester Crown Court heard that Letby, 32, was supposed to be caring for another baby boy, in a separate room, on the night shift of June 13.

But prosecutors claim Letby was in intensive care room one when Child C suddenly collapsed at about 11.15pm – despite, they say, her having no clear reason to be there.