Lucy Letby’s parents hated 'major decision' made by killer nurse who felt 'guilty and suffocated'
dailyrecord.co.ukBaby killer Lucy Letby was handed a whole life order this week after murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more while working as an NHS nurse.
The 33-year-old refused to face her victims’ families in court as they read out harrowing statements telling how she ripped their lives apart.The former neonatal nurse’s parents, Susan and Jonathan Letby, also chose not to attend the sentencing, despite going to every day the 10-month trial.
They were so determined to support their daughter that they relocated to Manchester from Hereford to be closer, the Mirror reports.The pair have been quick to leap to their daughter's defence - and it was them whom she leaned on when she had a key meeting with hospital bosses in January 2017.
The parents went alongside their daughter, claiming that she was being bullied and victimised in the neonatal unit, after two senior doctors raised the alarm.Letby's mum was reportedly distraught when she was arrested - wailing, crying and even telling police: "I did it, take me instead," in a desperate bid to protect her.
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