Lucy Letby sentenced to 15th whole life term
Former nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced to another whole life term for trying to kill a premature baby girl.
The 34-year-old is already in jail for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.
On Tuesday, she was found guilty of trying to murder another girl, known as Baby K, following a retrial.
Letby had refused to go up to the dock to be sentenced to 14 whole life terms last August, when she was also acquitted of two counts of attempted murder.
There were six further charges on which jurors could not decide, including that concerning Baby K.
Letby was retried by a fresh jury of one single count of attempted murder at Manchester Crown Court, and was in the dock to be sentenced.
'No remorse'
Earlier this week, the retrial jury convicted her of trying to murder the "very premature" infant by dislodging her breathing tube in the early hours of 17 February 2016.
The baby's family described having to endure a "long, torturous and emotional journey - twice".
During today's sentencing, the judge said: "It was another shocking act of calculated callous cruelty [...} you betrayed the trust of baby K, her parents, and all those at the hospital.
"You have coldly denied responsibility. You have shown no remorse. There are no mitigating factors."
As Lucy Letby was taken down from the dock she turned to the judge and said: "I'm innocent".
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