Lucy Letby's desperate 'boyfriend' claims to hide her infatuation with married doctor
22.08.2023 - 09:54
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Lucy Letby will die behind bars after murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others.
The 33-year-old will never leave jail after she was convicted of sickening crimes following a 10-month trial at Manchester Crown Court. Letby was a neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital, in Cheshire, when she carried out her hideous crimes over a 13-month period.
To all appearances, Letby was 'beige' - living in a modest three-bed semi on the Blacon estate on the outskirts of Chester. She had two teddy bears on her bed, two pet cats, Smudge and Tigger, and was a fan of Take That, Love Island and salsa dancing. Single, she was said to have an active social life. She sometimes went into work in the neonatal unit at the city’s hospital carrying a Morrisons shopping bag.
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Her childhood friend Dawn, who claimed the charges levelled against her pal were "most out of character that you could ever put against Lucy", said Letby had always dreamed of becoming a nurse after being grateful to those nurses who helped her survive her own difficult birth.
While Letby was focussed on her career, boyfriends do not appear to have been a big feature of her early 20s, the Mirror reports. However, during the trial, unmarried Letby claimed she did have a mystery boyfriend as she defended herself against allegations that she had an affair with a married doctor on the ward.
During the trial at Manchester Crown Court, it was alleged that Letby murdered two premature triplets in less than 24 hours to get the attention of the doctor, known as Dr A, whom she had a "crush" on. The hospital medic, who cannot be named for legal reasons, shared supportive