Childhood friend of killer nurse Lucy Letby will ‘never believe she is guilty’

A childhood friend of killer nurse Lucy Letby has stood by the 33-year-old, claiming she will “never believe she’s guilty”.

British nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies

A childhood friend of killer nurse Lucy Letby has stood by the 33-year-old, claiming she will “never believe she’s guilty”.

Letby killed seven newborns in a year-long killing spree while working on the neonatal ward at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

She was also found guilty of attempting to murder a further six babies leaving some with lifelong disabilities.

Her reign of terror was finally uncovered after staff grew suspicious of the “significant rise” in the number of babies dying or suffering “catastrophic” collapses.

Letby was found to be the “common denominator” among the deaths and collapses.

But childhood friend Dawn Howe says she will never believe Letby is a killer, describing her as “the kindest person I have ever known”.

British nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies

“Unless Lucy turned around and said ‘I’m guilty’, I will never believe that she’s guilty,” Ms Howe said in a BBC interview, choosing to speak on behalf Letby's friends.

“We know she couldn’t have done anything that she’s accused of, so without a doubt, we stand by her. I grew up with Lucy and not a single thing that I’ve ever seen or witnessed of Lucy would let me for a moment believe she is capable of the things she’s accused of.

“It is the most out-of-character accusation that you could ever put against Lucy. Think of your most kind gentle soft friend and think that they‘re being accused of harming babies.”

On July 3, 2018, police searched Letby’s three-bedroom home in Chester and discovered a chilling cache of evidence.

The nurse had scribbled haunting notes in diaries and on Post-It notes, including one that read: “I am evil I did this.”

Childhood friend Dawn Howe says she will never agree with the jury’s decision on the UK’s most prolific child killer, describing her as ‘the kindest person I have ever known’.

The note added: “I don’t deserve to live. I killed them on purpose because I’m not good enough to care for them. I am a horrible person.”

The heartbroken parents of Lucy Letby’s victims were left asking how she got away it “for so long”.

One victim’s father said he was “blaming the hospital”.

His twin boys — named only as Baby L and Baby M — miraculously survived Lucy Letby’s attempts to kill them.

Baby L still suffers from night sweats after being poisoned with insulin on April 9, 2016, The Sun reported.

On the same day, Letby is believed to have either injected Baby M with air or obstructed his airway, leaving the infant with brain damage.

The dad said: “Whatever sentence she gets is not going to be enough.

“It’s going to be justice, but it’s not going to be enough. She took everything — our joy, happiness, everything.”