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MURDER accused nurse Lucy Letby yesterday told a court she was “stunned” at the death of her first alleged victim.
Letby gave evidence for a second day in her trial where she is accused of killing seven babies and attempting to murder ten more.
She was asked how she felt after the collapse and death of Child A, a premature twin boy, shortly after a night shift started.
Letby, 33, who worked on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital in the city, said: “Stunned. It was a complete shock to all of us.
“I felt like we had walked through the doors into this awful situation. The first time I had met (Child A), the first time I had met his parents. It was a huge shock.”
Defence barrister Ben Myers KC said: “It is alleged, of course, that you did this. Did you?”
Letby said: “No.” Mr Myers then asked at Manchester crown court: “What’s it like to have that allegation made?”
Letby said: “It’s awful. I was not even supposed to be working that night. It was just a shock to walk into that situation.”
She added: “You never forget something like that.”
Letby, of Hereford, denies all the charges, which span from June 2015 to June 2016.
The trial continues.