Disturbing text messages between convicted child murderer Lucy Letby and her doctor boyfriend have been revealed, showing the medical professional voiced concerns about unexpected infant deaths months before the nurse's arrest.
The senior registrar, who cannot be named for legal reasons, texted Letby in June 2016 saying: "I'm worried I might have missed something with [Child D] and [Child E]. I'm not sure if something odd is going on." This exchange occurred during the period when Letby was murdering babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit.
A Relationship Under the Microscope
The doctor, who dated Letby for several months, became increasingly troubled by the cluster of mysterious deaths and collapses on the unit where they both worked. In another poignant message, he told her: "I still think about [Child D] and [Child E] a lot... I feel I should have done more."
Letby responded with apparent concern, asking if he was "okay" and offering support, all while secretly being the cause of the tragedies that haunted him.
The Unravelling of a Killer Nurse
These revelations come from documents presented during Letby's trial, where she was ultimately convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others between 2015 and 2016. The texts provide a chilling insight into how the medical community was grappling with the unexplained deaths while the perpetrator worked alongside them.
The doctor testified that he never suspected his then-girlfriend, describing her as "professional, kind, and kind-hearted" during their relationship. Their romance eventually ended, with the doctor citing the emotional toll of the infant deaths as a contributing factor.
Institutional Failures Exposed
The case has raised serious questions about hospital protocols and the failure of senior management to act on consultants' concerns about Letby. Despite multiple doctors raising alarms about the correlation between Letby's presence and infant deaths, hospital executives were slow to involve police.
The text exchanges between Letby and her colleague highlight the genuine confusion and concern among medical staff, who were desperately trying to understand why previously stable babies were suddenly collapsing and dying.
Lucy Letby, now Britain's most prolific child killer, continues to maintain her innocence and is currently appealing against her convictions.
