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I’ve just listened to this and he said ‘her defence lawyer indicated her evidence may take some weeks’ and then said about going into each case in granular detail. So it sounds very likely that it will in fact be weeks and it will be interesting to see if she does testify 5 days in a row the week after next as judge said court would sit as normal. That will be intense! Anyway, no immediate rush for public gallery is needed it seems!

I can’t see how the case will be finished this month though. It must be June at the earliest now surely!
I took it the same that she will be on stand for quite a few weeks too, so doubt it will finish this month.
But wouldn’t the judge have to tell the jury that they are required longer again?
If she was crying after only a day on the stand there is i bet some medical drama when she’s going to be questioned by prosecution for days on end, even with the breaks she’s been allowed.
 
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what would you expect to see on an internet search if she was guilty?

IMO she didn’t need to internet search as she had tons of training and assessments behind her! Some as fresh as spring 2015.

To be honest it sounds like you want to ignore medical evidence because it doesn’t fit a pattern you believe should occur. Nobody knows, including prosecution, what her intentions might have been for having different methods. Maybe she was trying to cover up. Maybe she got bored. Maybe she was experimenting to see different outcomes. Maybe it was based on opportunity depending what was available to her at the time. Who knows! But trying to decide guilt based on a pre conceived idea on what her methodology should be if she was guilty feels a bit absurd tbh.

What is your belief that a serial killer wouldn’t change methods based on?
I don’t believe it’s impossible for a killer to change their method. I just think given these particular circumstances it seems like the worst choice she could have possibly made. It doesn’t seem like a logical move to me is all and My opinion is based on loads of different things it’s far more than just the lack of logic in what they allege. I’ve always had doubts and having now heard the prosecution in full they just didn’t have enough to fully convince me.
 
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Like some of the other posters, I'm also a nurse, and i was horrified when I first read of Lucy Letby and what she was being charged with.

At first I couldn't bring myself to believe that someone was murdering defenseless babies, that surely there had to have been major issues on that ward which lead to the deaths but the reality is that those babies were murdered or caused significant harm.

I have met some of the vilest people throughout my career, and the majority were qualified nurses. I have met many nurses who lie about the smallest of things, inconsequential things and think noone is any the wiser or that everyone thinks the sun shines out of their a. I have met the nurses who love drama, live for work and never stop ringing or texting to see how someone is/what is going on, love to be seen as the saviour, who work ALL the overtime (then witch and moan about it) and the nurses who cause the tit the hit the fan then disappear or cry. I guess I am trying to say that not all nurses fit that sterotype of kind, loving, helpful people who want to make a positive difference to the lives of those under their care and the families / loved ones of those people.

I have tried to remain open minded and have been reading this thread, live feeds, updates and listened to the podcasts. I know the jury will hear so much more than we read / hear about and hope that they come to the right decision and that Lucy Letby spends the rest of her life in prison.
 
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I think it’s a bit petty that people are removing themselves because people are openly saying that they don’t believe she’s guilty.

not everyone has to agree and I haven’t made any comments about why people think she’s guilty.

we all see things differently and anyone who thinks G or NG is allowed to think of it if they want to.

crazy lol
 
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I don’t believe it’s impossible for a killer to change their method. I just think given these particular circumstances it seems like the worst choice she could have possibly made. It doesn’t seem like a logical move to me is all and My opinion is based on loads of different things it’s far more than just the lack of logic in what they allege. I’ve always had doubts and having now heard the prosecution in full they just didn’t have enough to fully convince me.
Can I ask then what if the defence don’t really offer a solid defence? Let’s say they don’t provide reasonable explanations for the deaths & the insulin. They basically just have the defence of “she didn’t do it” Where would that leave you then? (I know this is hypothetical as we don’t know what the defence have to present) but if you were just left with the prosecution evidence which included several medical experts saying these babies had been harmed deliberately?

ETA - I know you’ve said it’s not convinced you but just wondering if it would should the defence be poor if that makes sense?
 
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Insulin has been a huge common factor in so many cases though. Beverley Allitt, Colin Norris, Victorino Chua, and now allegedly LL all used insulin. In fact there's only been one nurse murderer in the UK in recent years who hasn't used it.

I feel like pharmacists will likely be asked to keep track of how many vials each unit has, and whether it matches the prescription amount. We know the NICU was apparently going through a lot more than usual during this spree, that probably should have been looked at.
I’m sure that NHS policy will change and there’ll be more robust checks brought in for nurses administering drugs in general if she does go down for this (although, whether or not any policy changes will actually be enforced or not given the current state of the NHS is a completely different question), but I just personally don’t see it ever being made a CD.
 
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Podcast… the night before the first arrest she had returned from a holiday with her parents and her father was staying with her. I presume maybe he drove her back or something? Sort of explains why he was there but not sure why her mum wasn’t there.
 
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I know I'm in a minority here but I've moved further away from Guilty this week. But still open minded.
I just don't find the post-it notes, the FB searches convincing enough. I don't think it's a strong case. There's no actual evidence is there?!

I also want to know about the training on IV medication - which increases the risk of embolism - delivered a week before the first deaths. Surely this is extremely relevant - why hasn't the prosecution made more of this?
The case of Lucia de Berk, a nurse convicted of killing babies but eventually acquitted with the help of a statistician. She also kept diaries that looked at first like confessionals. Lots of parallels.
 
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I think see what your issue is. You’re applying normal logic to someone who clearly isn’t normal. If she’s guilty then this notion of what she would and wouldn’t do goes beyond what any of us would perceive is normal. That’s why the medical evidence and the other factors stacking up (a la the pencil metaphor discussed on these pages) is vital in determining her guilt rather than assuming what she would or wouldn’t do.
If you get away with murder for the best part of a year, you have to apply a decent level of logic to what you do surely. As humans we’re all hard wired to protect ourselves, I think that applies to serial killers aswell who are often the most narcissistic of us all, so she might not apply “normal” logic but I’d expect her to have a survival instinct, after all she’s not crazy enough to kill people in front of others. She clearly doesn’t want to get caught. And she’d have to apply some sort of logic to her decisions to help avoid getting caught surely
 
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Podcast… talking about the arrests.

I’m struggling to feel any of the sympathy they are trying to bring about with these descriptions to be honest because I’m not sure what she would expect. Talking about how she had no idea they were coming. Loud banging on the door.

She says since the arrests ’I’m very sensitive to any noise, any unexpected change or new people. I’m easily startled, easily frightened of things’ was not like that before. Been diagnosed with ptsd as a result of the arrests.

Tbh it might be very true. I imagine a guilty person may feel all of that at the realisation their time might be up!
 
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I know I'm in a minority here but I've moved further away from Guilty this week. But still open minded.
I just don't find the post-it notes, the FB searches convincing enough. I don't think it's a strong case. There's no actual evidence is there?!

I also want to know about the training on IV medication - which increases the risk of embolism - delivered a week before the first deaths. Surely this is extremely relevant - why hasn't the prosecution made more of this?
The case of Lucia de Berk, a nurse convicted of killing babies but eventually acquitted with the help of a statistician. She also kept diaries that looked at first like confessionals. Lots of parallels.
I thought it was one of the prosecutions main points as they closed? btw LL does know what air emb is etc because look, she did the training a week before baby A’s death…boom…
Or am I remembering that wrong?
 
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I thought it was one of the prosecutions main points as they closed? btw LL does know what air emb is etc because look, she did the training a week before baby A’s death…boom…
Or am I remembering that wrong?
No you’re remembering it correctly 👍🏻
 
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Podcast… the night before the first arrest she had returned from a holiday with her parents and her father was staying with her. I presume maybe he drove her back or something? Sort of explains why he was there but not sure why her mum wasn’t there.
I was wondering that too, and thought maybe the mum had work (dad is quite a bit older isn't he, so figured he'd be retired?) or maybe one of them was always with her after what happened.
 
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Jesus! Who found it in the street and who grassed?🤣I am actually shocked how many nurses with a public account admit that they have hand overs and say it’s normal she had that many🤣🤣theres no excuse to just say I am messy and unorganised if she had a shredder and moved them to different bags like just dispose of them?! Also when she said she has a hard time getting rid of stuff I took that as an attachment thing. Why would you be attached to random hand overs🤷🏼‍♀️
If she gets off and goes back to nursing I am selling up and shipping out! I'm going to go to bloody Virginia with @pissedandsad and this country can piss off.

But I really do have faith in our justice system it may be flawed but I think they'll reach the right verdict. They've just got to.
You crack me up! Still waiting for you no
It’s weird isn’t it because if we go back to Wayne cousins, being a police officer, no one really spoke out saying “I don’t believe he could have done this” yet people have done from the bat with LL. Is it because of her job role? The fact she’s female? The fact she’s conventionally attractive & shes white? Is it her victim demographic?
Goes back to the conversations we’ve had on here about there is some psychological research about how “attractive” someone is & how you view them more positively… think Ted Bundy as well, he was “attractive” to many of his victims which is how he managed to lure the ones he did in that method - they didn’t think, even after hearing the news about a killer, someone as attractive as him could be killer. Very interesting research on it if you’re ever bored haha - beauty bias/attractiveness bias
Agreed! I worked with a pretty, soft-spoken, “sweet” woman & bought into her persona all the way. I was shocked at what this scheming witch was capable of!! Let’s just say I saw the light and she saw the last of me. What a piece of work! But the issue truly was my willingness to trust her without her earning it, based solely on appearance & presentation.
 
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If you get away with murder for the best part of a year, you have to apply a decent level of logic to what you do surely. As humans we’re all hard wired to protect ourselves, I think that applies to serial killers aswell who are often the most narcissistic of us all, so she might not apply “normal” logic but I’d expect her to have a survival instinct, after all she’s not crazy enough to kill people in front of others. She clearly doesn’t want to get caught. And she’d have to apply some sort of logic to her decisions to help avoid getting caught surely
She got away with it for the best part of a whole year because senior hospital staff failed to listen to the concerns of the consultants as early as June/July 2015.

If it’s easy to believe the babies died because the hospital was tit, why is it hard to believe she got away with it for so long because the hospital was tit?
 
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Can I ask then what if the defence don’t really offer a solid defence? Let’s say they don’t provide reasonable explanations for the deaths & the insulin. They basically just have the defence of “she didn’t do it” Where would that leave you then? (I know this is hypothetical as we don’t know what the defence have to present) but if you were just left with the prosecution evidence which included several medical experts saying these babies had been harmed deliberately?

ETA - I know you’ve said it’s not convinced you but just wondering if it would should the defence be poor if that makes sense?
I think less is more with the defence here. I think it’s more likely that they talk too much and give some bull explanations to things that don’t seem to fit, I could maybe still change my mind but only if the defence really talk a load of nonsense
 
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I think it’s a bit petty that people are removing themselves because people are openly saying that they don’t believe she’s guilty.

not everyone has to agree and I haven’t made any comments about why people think she’s guilty.

we all see things differently and anyone who thinks G or NG is allowed to think of it if they want to.

crazy lol
I think it's crazy for people to think LL isn't guilty of murdering babies because they can't bare to think that someone would be so evil.

Thank Christ we are all different 🙂
 
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I thought it was one of the prosecutions main points as they closed? btw LL does know what air emb is etc because look, she did the training a week before baby A’s death…boom…
Or am I remembering that wrong?
I remember they mentioned that she had had the training so knew what an embolism was, (and she said as much in an interview) but did they go into detail on the content of the training, e.g the specific risks involved in this new treatment. Because I can imagine Defence saying: staff generally were unfamiliar/ still learning/ liable to make mistakes with these new long line IVs - this is why training was introduced and *this is why the embolisms happened.*

It just feels like a crucial bit of info that's been glossed over
 
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