Premature baby attacked by Letby was found by ‘the Devil’, father tells court
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The father of a child who requires constant care after being attacked by nurse Lucy Letby told a court his baby was saved by God, but found by the Devil.
Letby was found guilty of two counts of the attempted murder of Child G, who was cared for in the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit after being born prematurely.
In a statement read to the court, the girl’s father said the start of her life was a “bumpy road” because she was so premature.
Every day I would sit there and pray. I would pray for God to save her. He did. He saved her, but the Devil found her
He said: “Every day I would sit there and pray. I would pray for God to save her. He did. He saved her, but the Devil found her.”
He said when his daughter was two an MRI scan showed the extent of her brain damage and she went on to have a number of hospital stays, including one period of three months.
She is registered blind, has quadriplegic cerebral palsy and is fed by a tube through her stomach, he said.
The court also heard she will need spinal surgery.
He said his daughter’s condition affects all aspects of her life and she will not get to experience things other children will.
He added: “She will always be in her chair and always dependent on adults.”
Letby was found guilty of attacking Child G twice in September 2015, first by injecting milk and air into her naso-gastric tube and then by over-feeding her.
Sentencing Letby, Mr Justice Goss said: “(Child G) suffered a severe and profound injury to her brain from the first event on September 7, which may have been added to by your actions on September 21, and from which she will not recover.
“She requires constant nursing care and attention and will require surgery and support throughout her life.”
