Eerie photo of Lucy Letby at christening of baby she's feared to have murdered

01 September 2023 , 11:13

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Lucy Letby pictured adjusting the blanket on baby Alvin's pram

A haunting photo shows Lucy Letby at the christening of a newborn baby - now his mum suspects the killer nurse of having a hand in his death.

Emily Morris, whose baby boy Alvin died at just one month old in 2013, is now calling for police to investigate after the tot died on the same ward where Letby worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

She has now revealed an image of Letby attending Alvin's christening. The chilling photo shows the nurse, who was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempted murder of seven more, leaning over the baby as he is picked up by mum Emily.

Letby is also shown adjusting the bedding in his pram. In another terrifying discovery, the killer reportedly wrote a message in his christening book, which read: "To Alvin, with love on your special day."

Baby Alvin died in 2013 after being cared for on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital

Emily told the BBC she was concerned about Letby's behaviour around Alvin, who was in hospital after being diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. She said the disgraced nurse wanted to touch him and lean over him, asking to change the bedding. "At the christening, when my family was leaning over the pram to make a fuss of him, she was constantly keeping her eyes on my family," she said.

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She says she has been left "shocked" and feeling "sick" by the unearthed photograph. "It's really hard, to see a person who has done that to those babies next to you," she said. "It makes you sick. You can see she is grabbing his blanket. I have told everybody that she did that and now there's proof. That's proof that she was with him."

She says she has requested police to re-examine their evidence after investigators told her in 2018 that they didn't find any suspicious circumstances relating to her son's death. Cheshire Constabulary has said it is "committed to a thorough investigation into the full period of time that Lucy Letby was employed as a nurse".

The force's Det Supt Paul Hughes added: "This investigation remains ongoing, through a transparent and open-minded process. The families of all babies, who are part of this investigation, have been informed and are supported. We will of course provide a more detailed update when we can."

Lucy Letby was given a whole life order for the murders of seven babies and attempted murders of six more (Cheshire Constabulary/AFP via Ge)

The statement comes after Letby, 33, was sentenced to a whole-life term for murdering seven babies and trying to murder six more. The nurse joins a string of the country's most dangerous offenders who are likely to die behind bars, including Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens, necrophiliac David Fuller and homegrown terrorist Ali Harbi Ali, who murdered MP Sir David Amess.

Health Secretary Steve Barclay announced on Wednesday that the inquiry into Letby's crimes will become statutory. The move to a statutory footing grants the inquiry legal powers to compel witnesses, including both former and current staff of the Countess of Chester Hospital Trust, to provide evidence.

Mr Barclay said: "The crimes committed by Lucy Letby are truly harrowing, and my thoughts remain with the families of her victims. Following her conviction, we announced an inquiry and said the nature of this inquiry would be shaped by the families.

"Having now discussed this with the families, we will launch a full statutory inquiry giving it the legal powers to compel witnesses to give evidence. This statutory public inquiry will aim to give the families the answers they need and ensure lessons are learned."

Hannah Kane