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| Lucy Letby trial: Nurse's notes read 'I killed them', jury told | Lucy Letby trial: Nurse's notes read 'I killed them', jury told |
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| Lucy Letby denies murdering and attempting to murder babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital | Lucy Letby denies murdering and attempting to murder babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital |
| A nurse accused of murdering babies on a neonatal ward wrote "I killed them on purpose because I'm not good enough" on a note at her home, a court has heard. | A nurse accused of murdering babies on a neonatal ward wrote "I killed them on purpose because I'm not good enough" on a note at her home, a court has heard. |
| Manchester Crown Court was told a number of notes were found by police searching Lucy Letby's home. | Manchester Crown Court was told a number of notes were found by police searching Lucy Letby's home. |
| The jury heard they included phrases such as "help me", "I am evil" and "maybe this is all down to me". | The jury heard they included phrases such as "help me", "I am evil" and "maybe this is all down to me". |
| The 33-year-old denies murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others at Countess of Chester Hospital. | The 33-year-old denies murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others at Countess of Chester Hospital. |
| Ms Letby, originally from Hereford, faces 22 charges in total relating to fatal and near-fatal incidents in 2015 and 2016. | Ms Letby, originally from Hereford, faces 22 charges in total relating to fatal and near-fatal incidents in 2015 and 2016. |
| The court was told other sentences on the sticky notes included "I killed them on purpose because I'm not good enough" and "I can't do this anymore". | The court was told other sentences on the sticky notes included "I killed them on purpose because I'm not good enough" and "I can't do this anymore". |
| The jury was also again shown a note previously laid before the court, which read: "I am evil I did this". | The jury was also again shown a note previously laid before the court, which read: "I am evil I did this". |
| Other words on the documents included "slander", "discrimination" and "I haven't done anything wrong". | Other words on the documents included "slander", "discrimination" and "I haven't done anything wrong". |
| The nurse's tightly-written note, which was previously laid before the court, was again shown to the jury | The nurse's tightly-written note, which was previously laid before the court, was again shown to the jury |
| The court was also presented with a densely packed handwritten A4 piece of paper, which was filled with broken sentences and featured words such as "debriefing", "sterility", "foreign objects", "workforce", "assessment" and "management". | The court was also presented with a densely packed handwritten A4 piece of paper, which was filled with broken sentences and featured words such as "debriefing", "sterility", "foreign objects", "workforce", "assessment" and "management". |
| A section which was scribbled and crossed out read "I don't know if I killed them maybe I did, maybe this is all down to me", while another part, towards the bottom of the page had the phrase "kill me" written in bolder ink. | A section which was scribbled and crossed out read "I don't know if I killed them maybe I did, maybe this is all down to me", while another part, towards the bottom of the page had the phrase "kill me" written in bolder ink. |
| The court heard three of the notes were found in a handbag in Ms Letby's bedroom after she was first arrested on 3 July 2018. | The court heard three of the notes were found in a handbag in Ms Letby's bedroom after she was first arrested on 3 July 2018. |
| Among the items seized by police was also Ms Letby's diary, which had a cartoon dog and flowers on the cover and cartoons on its inner pages. | Among the items seized by police was also Ms Letby's diary, which had a cartoon dog and flowers on the cover and cartoons on its inner pages. |
| One entry from April 2016, shown to the court, read "LD [long day] twins", while the following day had the words "LD twins resus" written on it, alongside the word "salsa" in a different coloured ink. | One entry from April 2016, shown to the court, read "LD [long day] twins", while the following day had the words "LD twins resus" written on it, alongside the word "salsa" in a different coloured ink. |
| On dates in June 2016, entries included the initials of some of the children involved in the case against Ms Letby. | On dates in June 2016, entries included the initials of some of the children involved in the case against Ms Letby. |
| The court was also shown a photo of a plastic shopping bag with an Ibiza logo on it, which was recovered from Ms Letby's bedroom. | The court was also shown a photo of a plastic shopping bag with an Ibiza logo on it, which was recovered from Ms Letby's bedroom. |
| The jury was told the bag's contents included a number of medical documents relating to the children and Ms Letby's NHS name badge. | The jury was told the bag's contents included a number of medical documents relating to the children and Ms Letby's NHS name badge. |
| Jurors were also shown a note that was found by police in a bin bag in the garage of Ms Letby's home address in July 2018. | |
| The nurse is accused of carrying out the attacks at Countess of Chester Hospital | |
| The note contained very densely packed handwriting and included words and phrases such as "appropriate workforce", "consultant", "Countess of Chester Hospital", "equality" and "diversity". | |
| In one section Ms Letby had written: "No-one will ever know what happened and why I am a failure", the court heard. | |
| She wrote "I don't think I can ever go back too much has happened/changed" and "killing me softly" featured at least twice. | |
| Ms Letby's office at the Countess of Chester Hospital was also searched on 3 July 2018. | |
| A blue folder of papers was recovered from a desk, containing various items of paperwork. | |
| One sheet, which was an annual leave request, had Ms Letby's handwriting on both sides. | |
| On it she had repeatedly written a doctor's name, who cannot be named for legal reasons, with phrases like "I trusted you with everything and loved you", "you were my best friend" and "please help me". | |
| There were also love hearts drawn on the sheet, with "Tigger + Smudge" written repeatedly. | |
| In one section Ms Letby wrote: "I am a problem to those who do know me and it would be much easier for everyone if I just went away". | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Hereford | Hereford |
| Chester | Chester |
| Cheshire | Cheshire |