Nurse Lucy Letby ‘fainted at work after killing two babies from set of triplets over 24-hour period’

A NURSE fainted at work after killing two babies from a set of triplets in a 24-hour period, a court heard today.

Lucy Letby allegedly injected the newborn boy, named as Child O, with air at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

The 32-year-old then targeted his brother Child P in the same way, Manchester Crown Court heard.

She is accused of embarking on a year-long killing spree while working on the neonatal ward.

Letby allegedly murdered seven babies and attempted to kill ten others.

The court was told Child P's condition deteriorated on June 24, 2016, and he needed CPR four times before he was pronounced dead.

During one resuscitation attempt, Letby was pricked in the finger and had to go to A&E for routine blood checks, the court was told.

She then fainted and had to get a lift home from a doctor her friends had previously accused her of flirting with, it is said.

In a Facebook message exchange read to jurors, the unnamed medic asked if she had been seen yet.

Letby responded: "Yes just got back. I made a fool of myself whilst there."

The doctor, who was also involved in the resuscitation efforts, said: "I asked them to be quick for you. How did you make a fool of yourself?"

Letby responded: "They said someone had asked for me to been seen asap and they knew what had happened today.

"Everyone talking about it whilst I was there. I fainted."

The doctor asked if she was OK now and offered to drive Letby home after she told home she was "shakey".

She later thanked him for the lift and for taking her to A&E, causing him to reply: "I can't have you walking back in the dark after a rubbish day, mini needlestick and an A&E faint."

He later asked: "What are u doing? I can't concentrate on anything."

Letby said: "Wanting to (cry emoji)."

The doctor said: "Did in car. Must have looked a right mess when I got in."

Letby replied: "I keep thinking of them (Child O and Child P) both in the cot together. So peaceful yet beyond words how awful it is.

"So sad. The family thanked me when I took (Child P) in dressed. And I know age doesn't make it any easier/harder but such a lot to go through at a young age."

The doctor said: "I don't know how it would be possible to get over losing a child, let alone 2."

Letby responded with a crying emoji and wrote: "Think my head may explode…"

The court heard previously how Letby was a "constant malevolent presence" on the neonatal ward.

Some of the newborns were repeatedly targeted by the nurse - including one baby Letby is alleged to have killed after three previous failed attempts.

Consultants at the hospital grew suspicious of the "significant rise" in the number of babies dying or suffering "catastrophic" collapses.

Letby denies all 22 charges, which are said to have taken place between June 2015 and June 2016.

A court order prohibits identifying the surviving and deceased children and prohibits identifying parents or witnesses connected with the babies.

The trial continues.