🔴 Lucy Letby claims that her neonatal unit was so busy it was “potentially dangerous” and staff wanted managers to send children to other hospitals
, 33, is standing trial for the alleged murders of seven children and the attempted murder of a further 10 while working at the Countess of Chester hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.Giving evidence for a fourth day on Tuesday, Ms Letby told jurors that in November 2015, at the time she is alleged to have carried out an attack on Child J, the unit was so busy she believed there was a “safety implication.
The court was told that Ms Letby sent a text message to a colleague saying that nursery nurses should not be taking “responsibility for things that they have no training or experience” for, adding: “Don’t think they appreciate the potential difficulties.” The court was shown another text message Ms Letby sent to a friend where she discussed being telephoned for advice on administering medicine to a baby while she was off-duty.In it she described the situation at the Countess of Chester at the time as “a nightmare.”
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