Letby, 32, is alleged to have gone on a year-long killing spree while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital - including one child who died less than 90 minutes after being handed into her care.
The specially trained ICU nurse was described as a 'constant malevolent presence' on the Cheshire children's unit where she allegedly killed and injured many vulnerable children - including twins.
The prosecutor said two babies - referred to as Baby F and Baby L for legal reasons - were 'poisoned' by Letby 'deliberately with insulin'. They were attacked allegedly eight months apart with each of them from separate sets of twins. Both boys' blood sugar 'inexplicably dropped to dangerous levels' - but both survived 'because of the skill of the staff in the neonatal unit', the court heard.
He said both of the twins injected with insulin each had a baby brother, Baby E and Baby M, who were both also allegedly attacked by Letby.
They were all the work, we say, of the woman in the dock, who we say was the constant malevolent presence when things turned to the worst for these 17 children
Nick Johnson KC, prosecuting.
May God guide him to getting this one locked up forever. I'm not particularly religious but he needs all the help he can get to prevent her getting off in the UK's system.
Letby, 32, is alleged to have gone on a year-long killing spree while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital - including one child who died less than 90 minutes after being handed into her care.
The specially trained ICU nurse was described as a 'constant malevolent presence' on the Cheshire children's unit where she allegedly killed and injured many vulnerable children - including twins.
The prosecutor said two babies - referred to as Baby F and Baby L for legal reasons - were 'poisoned' by Letby 'deliberately with insulin'. They were attacked allegedly eight months apart with each of them from separate sets of twins. Both boys' blood sugar 'inexplicably dropped to dangerous levels' - but both survived 'because of the skill of the staff in the neonatal unit', the court heard.
He said both of the twins injected with insulin each had a baby brother, Baby E and Baby M, who were both also allegedly attacked by Letby.
They were all the work, we say, of the woman in the dock, who we say was the constant malevolent presence when things turned to the worst for these 17 children
Nick Johnson KC, prosecuting. May God guide him to getting this one locked up forever. I'm not particularly religious but he needs all the help he can get to prevent her getting off in the UK's system.
Letby, 32, is alleged to have gone on a year-long killing spree while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital - including one child who died less than 90 minutes after being handed into her care.
The specially trained ICU nurse was described as a 'constant malevolent presence' on the Cheshire children's unit where she allegedly killed and injured many vulnerable children - including twins.
The prosecutor said two babies - referred to as Baby F and Baby L for legal reasons - were 'poisoned' by Letby 'deliberately with insulin'. They were attacked allegedly eight months apart with each of them from separate sets of twins. Both boys' blood sugar 'inexplicably dropped to dangerous levels' - but both survived 'because of the skill of the staff in the neonatal unit', the court heard.
He said both of the twins injected with insulin each had a baby brother, Baby E and Baby M, who were both also allegedly attacked by Letby.
They were all the work, we say, of the woman in the dock, who we say was the constant malevolent presence when things turned to the worst for these 17 children
Nick Johnson KC, prosecuting.