Lucy Letby has denied 'hiding behind' her claim that she does not remember events in a hospital nursery where she is accused of attempting to murder a severely premature baby.
The former neonatal nurse was last year convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others whilst working at the Countess of Chester hospital in Cheshire.
This morning (Tuesday, June 25), she entered the witness box for a second day as she gave evidence at a retrial at Manchester Crown Court where she denies the attempted murder of an infant, known as Child K, when she was just two hours old. READ MORE: Search for Jay Slater in Tenerife finds a DIFFERENT missing person The baby is alleged to have had her endotracheal breathing tube dislodged on three occasions in the early hours of February 17, 2016.
the first time at around 3.45am. The prosecution claims she was caught "virtually red-handed" by consultant pediatrician Dr Ravi Jayaram, who has said he walked in on Letby “doing nothing” while the tot's blood oxygen levels collapsed suddenly.
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