I needed to face Lucy Letby in court, says mum of murdered Baby D

I needed to face Lucy Letby in court, says mum of murdered Baby D

The mother of one of the infants killed by Lucy Letby has shared her harrowing experience, describing moments when she felt she had “failed as a mum” due to her inability to protect her daughter. This child, referred to during Letby’s trial as “Baby D,” passed away in June 2015 after Letby was found to have injected air into her bloodstream. In a Netflix documentary, the mother, using the pseudonym “Sarah,” recounted the relentless emotional turmoil she has endured, stating, “storm after storm, and it’s not over, but I want to make it through.”

Lucy Letby is currently serving 15 whole life sentences for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of seven others, crimes committed at the Countess of Chester hospital between 2015 and 2016. The documentary, titled *The Investigation of Lucy Letby*, refers to Baby D as “Zoe.” Speaking publicly for the first time, Sarah described Zoe’s difficult arrival into the world—born after 60 hours of labor and immediately admitted to intensive care. Although doctors initially reassured Sarah that Zoe was responding as expected, tragedy struck shortly after when Zoe suddenly deteriorated. Sarah described the painful moment she was summoned to the hospital in the early morning to find medical staff desperately trying to save her daughter’s life, saying, “It was hard looking at her in the incubator… She was so fragile, small and precious.” Despite efforts, Zoe could not be saved.

The documentary benefited from exclusive access to key investigators from Cheshire Police, who meticulously built the case against Letby over several years. The filmmakers also obtained bodycam footage showing Letby’s three arrests and subsequent police interviews. Dr. John Gibbs, one of the consultant pediatricians who initially raised concerns about Letby to hospital management, appeared in the film. Gibbs described Letby as “quiet,” with nothing immediately suspicious about her behavior. Howeve

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