Lucy Letby killed two babies from set of triplets after returning from Ibiza holiday, court hears

NURSE Lucy Letby murdered two babies from a set of triplets immediately after returning from a holiday to Ibiza, a court heard yesterday.

Baby O died during her first shift back at the Countess of Chester Hospital, while his brother Baby P died a day later.

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Letby, 33, is accused of injecting them with air.

The court heard their parents begged a transport team to transfer their third triplet to another hospital.

Their father said: “We said there’s no way he’s staying at this hospital.

“If you don’t take him, we’ll take him ourselves.”

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The jury heard that the child was moved.

Letby, originally from Hereford, denies murdering seven babies and attempting to kill a further ten between June 2015 and June 2016.

The trial at Manchester crown court continues.