Every word the judge said to Lucy Letby as baby murderer is told she will never leave jail

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These are all the words the judge said as Lucy Letby, the nurse who murdered babies on the neonatal unit where she worked, was sentenced today (Monday) at Manchester Crown Court.

The 33-year-old was convicted on Friday of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more during her shifts at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016.

She is now deemed to be the most prolific baby killer in modern history. Prosecutors said Letby was a 'calculated opportunist' who used the vulnerabilities of premature and sick infants to camouflage her acts. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. The court heard statements from victims' families this morning before the televised sentencing which began at 12.30pm.

The live video cut out in places to preserve the anonymity of the victims as he named the individual babies and families. The judge initially said that Letby refused to attend court and said "accordingly I have to sentence her in her absence". "I shall deliver the remarks as if she was present to hear them and I direct that she is provided with a transcript of my remarks and copies of the victim personal statements read to the court." Mr Justice Goss said: "Lucy Letby, over a period of almost 13 months, between June 2015 and June 2016, when in your mid-20s and employed as a neonatal nurse in the Countess of Chester Hospital in Chester with specialist training in intensive care, you murdered seven babies and attempted to murder six others. "In the case of one of them, trying on separate occasions two weeks apart, to murder her.