Lucy Letby Case #41

[abelleza]

Lucky him then, more than likely has private health care and won't need the NHS!

No private medical care that I know of covers emergency situations. If he were to have a heart attack, stroke or any other number of other serious medical emergencies, he would have to call an ambulance just like everybody else.

Am I going mad or is BM is doing a bit of a LL and pulling random facts out of his a. Why couldn’t he dispute all these lists etc. during in his time. Like he could’ve cross-examined one of the police officers involved in the case about the lists not mentioning other medical ‘issues’ (whatever they are, we don’t know).

 

[Futtrit]

2:00pm

Mr Myers says he will refer to 'brief looks' at Lucy Letby, the person she was and is, and documents, and the subject of 'experts', this afternoon.



Yeah, I'll bet they'll be extremely brief!

 

[MmmB777]

2:00pm

Mr Myers says he will refer to 'brief looks' at Lucy Letby, the person she was and is, and documents, and the subject of 'experts', this afternoon.

Why does nothing read like it makes any sense at all

 

[Futtrit]

2:05pm

He says who Letby is, and was, is at the "heart of this case".

He says she had "never been in trouble before".

He says the jury will have formed an impression from her giving evidence of a "serious" person.

A photo of a noticeboard from her home, taken at the time of her arrest, "is a good snapshot of who she is, and was".

The noticeboard includes a photo of Letby smiling.

The noticeboard photo isn't conclusive but "isn't unimportant" - "this is the person we were dealing with at that time".

He refers to the "commitment" Letby did in training to care for "hundreds and hundreds" of babies.

He says it is "important of the type of person she is".

He says it makes the allegations "all the more unlikely", and medical professionals had spoken "highly" of Letby.

He says nurse Christopher Booth agreed she was 'conscientious and excellent', and it was "not unusual" for her to work overtime.

He agreed she was a "hard worker". He agreed she would be "upset" by the events which unfolded, as it was a "harrowing time".

 

[yellowmellow]

2:00pm

Mr Myers says he will refer to 'brief looks' at Lucy Letby, the person she was and is, and documents, and the subject of 'experts', this afternoon.

Oh joy. "Nice, girl next door Lucy, who loves her cats, salsa lessons, and massive suction dildos"

 

[MmmB777]

Oh good, we’re on to the “she smiled” defence. Sounds solid.

 

[Futtrit]

Oh joy. "Nice, girl next door Lucy, who loves her cats, salsa lessons, and massive suction dildos"

And definitely NOT having affairs with married men....

 

[yellowmellow]

And definitely NOT having affairs with married men....

 

[Haveyouanywool]

I wonder if Christopher Booth appreciates being portrayed as the Lone Ranger riding, plumber like, to the rescue?

 

[Futtrit]

2:08pm

He says it does not automatically make someone a murderer because of their behaviour after a baby has died, that it can be a misjudgment, although that was how it was presented by the prosecution.

Mr Myers says Letby was "committed to her work" and evidence showed "how much she wanted to work".

He says she was "young, keen, flexible".

He cites agreed evidence from one of Letby's nursing colleagues: "I also remember...we had massive staffing issues, where people were coming in and doing extra shifts. It was mainly Lucy [being a band 5 nurse]. Lucy was young, living in halls, saving up to buy a house, single, willing to do extra work shifts..."

Mr Myers says that would explain Letby's increased presence on the neonatal unt.

 

[Whazgoinin]

11:32am

He says the unit was "noticeably busier" than it had been in previous years, and there was "no change in the staffing levels".

He says doctors are "running to and from the neonatal unit" in emergencies. He cites an example in the final collapse of Child I.

I would question his definition of busy, bearing in mind LL seemed to have plenty of time on shift to be faffing around on her phone.
Doesn't sound so busy to me.
Next excuse......?

 

[Futtrit]

2:12pm

Mr Myers cites evidence from Eirian Powell, ward manager, in which he says she talked about Letby's importance on the unit, and said Letby was an "exceptionally good nurse" and had "known her since she was a student".

She said Letby was "very upset" when she was removed from the unit.

Mr Myers says that upset was "no act".

He says Ms Powell said Letby was "distraught".
Ms Powell said Letby was distraught as 'she thought she caused the deaths of the children'.

Mr Myers says there is no doubt Letby was "very upset at the time" and this was "genuine distress".

 

[SnoopySnooper86]

He refers to the "commitment" Letby did in training to care for "hundreds and hundreds" of babies.

He says it is "important of the type of person she is".

He says it makes the allegations "all the more unlikely".

Bit of a reach there mate.

 

[RinsedHoops]

I think BM is doing a good job here as a defence barrister. He didn't have much of a defence but is making a compelling enough closing argument. We just have to trust that the jury, who have sat through 8 months of evidence, makes the right decision.

 

[Futtrit]

2:15pm

Mr Myers refers to the 'striking' notes.

He says they demonstrate the "anguish caused to Lucy Letby by what was happening".

He refers to the 'not good enough' note.

He says Letby wrote that not to the court, not to the police, but to herself, plainly "showing how she feels".

He says that was "utterly consistent" of Letby being distraught about being taken off the unit.

He says Letby wasn't 'pretending to need anti-depressants' for years, and wasn't 'pretending to be suicidal'; "the impact was immense".

 

[gigilouxx]

Orrr uno he might have a point there. I remember getting told off at work then writing down how I’d killed people on purpose because I wasn’t good enough. Madness BM

 

[Futtrit]

2:19pm

He refers to the social media evidence.

He asks what did the evidence give a false impression of - "that she dared to have a social life [in those two years before her arrest]?"

Mr Myers says Letby, in cross-examination, had agreed she would go to the races, and have 'fizz', and go on family holidays.

He says the photos show Letby having a "conventional social life".

He says photos like that rarely show what is going on inside.

He says there is nothing shown from the social life which runs contrary to the distress she was suffering.

He tells the jury: "If you look in the dock [at Lucy Letby], you can see the effect of years of this."

 

[yellowmellow]

I think BM is doing a good job here as a defence barrister. He didn't have much of a defence but is making a compelling enough closing argument. We just have to trust that the jury, who have sat through 8 months of evidence, makes the right decision.

Agree. As hard as it is to hear, and as much as it all sounds like utter bull, this is what he is being paid to do. I have faith in the jury after hearing the evidence that he won't be able to sway them with his waffle.

 

[mysteriousgirl69]

He tells the jury: "If you look in the dock [at Lucy Letby], you can see the effect of years of this."

 

[docmum]

BM just salty because he doesn't have a Tattle fan club

ahem….