Summary

  • Nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies who were being looked after on a neonatal ward

  • The murders happened at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016

  • Letby, 33, is the UK's most prolific killer of babies in modern times

  • She has also been found guilty of attempting to murder another six babies, and will be sentenced on Monday

  • She was found not guilty of two counts of attempted murder and the jury were undecided on a further six counts of attempted murder

  • The lead consultant at the neonatal unit tells the BBC hospital bosses failed to investigate allegations against Letby - the government has ordered an independent inquiry

  • Police are reviewing the admissions of 4,000 babies to hospitals where Letby worked - but stress they are not investigating all 4,000

  • You can watch Lucy Letby: The Nurse Who Killed at 20:00 BST on BBC One and BBC iPlayer

Live Reporting

Edited by Owen Amos and Francesca Gillett

  1. Gasps from families in court as trial ends

    Judith Moritz
    Inside the courtroom

    There were gasps in court from the babies' families.

    Some jurors also appeared upset as they were discharged from service.

    The prosecution have indicated that they want 28 days to consider whether to seek a retrial on the six undecided counts (which relate to four babies). They have until 15 September to make this decision.

  2. Letby was found not guilty of two counts of attempted murder and the jury could not reach verdicts on six charges of attempted murder.

    The jurors deliberated for 110 hours, 26 minutes.

  3. Letby also guilty of attempting to murder another six babies

    Letby has also been found guilty of attempting to murder six babies in the hospital’s neonatal unit, with methods including deliberately injecting them with air, overfeeding them and poisoning them with insulin.

    Letby, aged 33, faced 22 charges in total.

  4. Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies
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    Nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering seven babies, making her the UK's most prolific killer of babies in modern times.

    She killed the babies by injecting them with air between June 2015 and June 2016, when she was working at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

    Judith Moritz is reporting from Manchester Crown Court.

    Stay with us for live updates.