The parents of twin boys attacked by Lucy Letby have spoken out, saying hospital executives “could have stopped” the nurse and that they feel “very, very let down”. The newborn boys, known as Child L and Child M, were attacked by Letby at the Countess of Chester Hospital in April 2016. Child L was poisoned with insulin, and Child M was injected with air, leaving him with permanent brain damage.
Speaking publicly for the first time, the mother said Letby “took everything. Our joy, happiness.” The father described the past seven years as “hell”, suffering sleepless nights, flashbacks, depression, and a stress-induced seizure before the trial. The couple said they were “over the moon” when they learned they were expecting twins, who were born seven weeks premature but initially healthy.
Doctors saved the boys, now seven, but the parents described a scene of chaos as Child M deteriorated. The mother recalled Letby standing “very calm and cool” while their designated nurse panicked. After the attack, Letby’s behaviour towards the family “changed totally”, becoming colder and more hostile.
The parents are demanding a judge-led public inquiry into how the hospital handled concerns raised by senior doctors about Letby months before the attack. The father said: “They could have stopped it. They could have done it a lot earlier and they need to be held accountable.” The mother added: “The doctors raised their concerns, and they didn’t act upon them… It could have been prevented.”
