Overview

• Lucy Letby, a British nurse, is on trial for allegedly killing seven newborns and attempting to kill 10 more while working in a neonatal unit.
• Letby broke down crying in court, claiming she meant no harm and did her best to care for the babies despite her "incompetence."
• Letby was removed from her position in 2016 after a suspicious string of infant deaths and near-deaths in her care, and was arrested multiple times before being charged in 2020.
• Prosecutors say Letby confessed in notes and sent a sympathy card to parents of a baby she allegedly killed, but Letby denies harming any children.
• Letby says she now suffers from PTSD, depression and anxiety, and needs medication to sleep due to the trauma of her arrests and the charges against her.