The death of a baby allegedly murdered by nurse Lucy Letby came as a “big surprise” and was “completely out of the blue”, her trial has heard.
The newborn twin died at the Countess of Chester Hospital following a sudden collapse just more than 24 hours after his premature birth.
Manchester Crown Court heard that Child A and his sister, Child B, were moved to the hospital’s neo-natal unit on the evening of June 7 2015.
Paediatric registrar Dr Sally Ogden clocked off on June 8 before Child A’s rapid deterioration on the night shift. Medics tried to resuscitate him but their efforts were in vain as he was pronounced dead shortly before 9pm. READ MORE Chinese consulate violence: No arrests made as detectives give update on 'complex' investigation Letby, 32, is said to have murdered Child A – within 90 minutes of coming on duty – by injecting a fatal amount of air into his bloodstream shortly before the collapse.
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