‘Worst child serial killer in modern British history’ found guilty of murdering seven babies

She was also found guilty of attempting to murder six babies

The 33-year-old's convictions make her the UK's most prolific killer of babies in modern times.

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

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.

She faced a total of 22 charges.

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

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