Lucy Letby sentenced to 15th whole life term

Former nurse Lucy Letby has been sentenced to a whole life term for trying to kill a premature baby girl.

The 34-year-old is already in jail for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.

On Tuesday, she was found guilty of trying to murder another girl, known as Baby K, following a retrial.

Letby attended Friday's hearing although she refused to turn up when she was jailed last August for 14 whole life terms.

At the time, she was acquitted of two counts of attempted murder.

But there were six further charges on which jurors could not decide, including that concerning Baby K.

Letby was retried by a fresh jury of one single count of attempted murder at Manchester Crown Court.

Earlier this week, the retrial jury convicted her of trying to murder the "very premature" infant by dislodging her breathing tube in the early hours of 17 February 2016.

The baby's family described having to endure a "long, torturous and emotional journey - twice".