Lucy Letby Offered Friend 'Tips' on How to Get Away with Murder Years Before Guilty Verdicts, Inquiry Hears

Mar. 15, 2025

File photo of Lucy Letby who carried out the killings between June 2015 and June 2016 on the unit where she worked in the Countess of Chester hospital.

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Police bodycam footage showing Lucy Letby was arrest in Chester on 3 July 2018. Lucy Letby carried out the killings between June 2015 and June 2016 on the unit where she worked in the Countess of Chester hospital.

“I can think of two people you could practice on and we’ll help you cover it up x,” the convicted nurse responded at the time, as Griffiths replied, “Deal. I will get thinking of a plan. Get the cruise booked as our getaway.”

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“No,” Griffiths reportedly replied, before Sharghy asked, “Can you even begin to imagine and put yourself in the position of the families of the babies who were harmed when they see those messages?” according to the outlet.

Griffiths insisted, “I know … I am so remorseful. As soon as I saw them myself I was upset and I can’t begin to imagine … I can only apologize and say I have learned. I can’t go back in time but I have reflected absolutely on it.”

“It was nothing more than a conversation. However, I truly and deeply regret having started that conversation … this is completely unprofessional, poor judgment on my behalf and completely insensitive," Griffiths also told counsel to the inquiry, Rachel Langdale KC, perSky News. “And for that, I can only apologize from the bottom of my heart.”

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Her parents said in the letter that they believed “certain consultants have a personal grudge against Lucy,“The Telegraphreported.

“The overlying question that has kept us awake since the day this all started and no one has come up with an answer is ‘Why Lucy?’ ” the letter included, per the outlet.

source: people.com