A SOLICITOR representing the families of six victims of Lucy Letby said the sick campaign to free the baby killer has been deeply upsetting to her clients.
The heartbroken parents of two of the murderer’s victims have also slammed the “lies and misinformation” surrounding the case.
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It comes as a medical witness is said to have been physically assaulted by an activist with “pro-Letby” beliefs.
Social media groups and some experts have fuelled sick suggestions that the ex-neonatal nurse, 34, is herself the victim of a conspiracy.
She is serving 15 whole-life sentences for the murders of seven babies and attempted murders of seven others at Countess of Chester Hospital.
Letby’s parents Susan and John are among those actively hoping to overturn what they believe is “the biggest miscarriage of justice in British legal history”, sources told The Mirror.
Speaking to BBC Breakfast today, lawyer Tamlin Bolton said: “I can’t stress enough how upsetting that has been for all of the families that I represent.
“And they have thought about so many ways in which they can try to address that and deal with it and make sure they put their voice across.
“But of course they’re restricted by wanting to keep themselves confidential and private.
“So it’s a really difficult challenge for them to try and avoid social media, avoid the reporting about it.
“But when you have children that are now eight or nine years old, they are looking at TikTok, they’re looking at social media and there are people claiming that the harm that was caused to them or their sibling was not caused by somebody who’s been found guilty of those crimes by a jury and whose appeals have been exhausted, and the Court of Appeal have also said she remains guilty of these crimes.”
Ms Bolton added: “It’s really difficult for a lot of them. They’re all dealing with this enormous ongoing tragedy.
“For those of them that have surviving children, they’re now eight or nine years old and there is going to come a point where they have to explain all of the events of almost the past 10 years to them.
“They’re full of a lot of hope but an awful lot of anxiety about what they’re now going to hear – that they still don’t fully know and they still don’t fully understand the picture of what happened to their babies at that time.”
One medical witness who gave evidence for the prosecution claimed they were physically assaulted last week by a member of the public with ‘pro-Letby beliefs’, The Sunday Times reported.
The witness said they have since reported the attack to Cheshire Police.
Another medical witness claimed they were considering referring a number of messages via social media to the police.
The parents of Baby E, who was killed by Letby, and Baby F, who she tried to kill, said they “questioned humanity” during her trial.
Having attended the trials, they explained that certain pieces of evidence are being discussed “grossly out of context and misrepresented”.
“We would like to say, shame on you all,” the parents of twin babies E and F told The Sunday Times.
“Misinformation is being circulated about what transpired in court,” they said, adding: “This whole traumatic experience made us question humanity.
“We just want some peace to grieve, knowing the person who caused so much agony is where she belongs.”
It comes as Letby has appointed leading human rights barrister Mark McDonald in a bid to have her convictions overturned.
This week an inquiry will begin into what happened at Countess of Chester Hospital.
In August 2023, a jury at Manchester Crown Court found Letby guilty of murdering seven very young babies and trying to murder six others following an eight-month trial.
Nicknamed “The Angel of Death”, she was then found guilty of a further attempted murder in July following a re-trial.
It comes as families have also been left furious over Netflix reportedly planning to film a documentary about the case.
A source told the Mirror: “This is sure to be hugely controversial, the show will be watched the world over.”
They added: “The people at the heart of this story are utterly devastated.
“Families of those involved in the case will desperately hope this programme treads extremely carefully.”
Producers have reportedly emailed experts – telling them the documentary will show Letby’s “defence and point of view”.
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The charges Letby has been convicted of in full
Child A, allegation of murder. The Crown said Letby injected air intravenously into the bloodstream of the baby boy. COUNT 1 GUILTY.
Child B, allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby attempted to murder the baby girl, the twin sister of Child A, by injecting air into her bloodstream. COUNT 2 GUILTY.
Child C, allegation of murder. Prosecutors said Letby forced air down a feeding tube and into the stomach of the baby boy. COUNT 3 GUILTY.
Child D, allegation of murder. The Crown said air was injected intravenously into the baby girl. COUNT 4 GUILTY.
Child E, allegation of murder. The Crown said Letby murdered the twin baby boy with an injection of air into the bloodstream and also deliberately caused bleeding to the infant. COUNT 5 GUILTY.
Child F, allegation of attempted murder. Letby was said by prosecutors to have poisoned the twin brother of Child E with insulin. COUNT 6 GUILTY.
Child G, three allegations of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby targeted the baby girl by overfeeding her with milk and pushing air down her feeding tube. COUNT 7 GUILTY, COUNT 8 GUILTY, COUNT 9 NOT GUILTY.
Child H, two allegations of attempted murder. Prosecutors said Letby sabotaged the care of the baby girl in some way which led to two profound oxygen desaturations. COUNT 10 NOT GUILTY, COUNT 11 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.
Child I, allegation of murder. The prosecution said Letby killed the baby girl at the fourth attempt and had given her air and overfed her with milk. COUNT 12 GUILTY.
Child J, allegation of attempted murder. No specific form of harm was identified by the prosecution but they said Letby did something to cause the collapse of the baby girl. COUNT 13 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.
Child K, allegation of attempted murder. The prosecution said Letby compromised the baby girl as she deliberately dislodged a breathing tube. COUNT 14 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT AT ORIGINAL TRIAL, NOW GUILTY AFTER RETRIAL
Child L, allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said the nurse poisoned the twin baby boy with insulin. COUNT 15 GUILTY.
Child M, allegation of attempted murder. Prosecutors said Letby injected air into the bloodstream of Child L’s twin brother. COUNT 16 GUILTY.
Child N, three allegations of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby inflicted trauma in the baby boy’s throat and also injected him with air in the bloodstream. COUNT 17 GUILTY, COUNT 18 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT, COUNT 19 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.
Child O, allegation of murder. Prosecutors say Letby attacked the triplet boy by injecting him with air, overfeeding him with milk and inflicting trauma to his liver with “severe force”. COUNT 20 GUILTY.
Child P, allegation of murder. Prosecutors said the nurse targeted the triplet brother of Child O by overfeeding him with milk, injecting air and dislodging his breathing tube. COUNT 21 GUILTY.
Child Q, allegation of attempted murder. The Crown said Letby injected the baby boy with liquid, and possibly air, down his feeding tube. COUNT 22 JURY COULD NOT REACH VERDICT.