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The mother of Child E and Child F has come forward to read a statement.
She said "our dreams had come true" when the twin boys were born.
"Never were I to imagine that [Child E] were to die."
"Losing [Child E] was the most difficult thing I had ever experienced".
When Child F collapsed, she thought 'no please, not again', and "it was a living nightmare".
On July 3, 2018, the mother said her world was shattered as the news came through of Letby's arrest.
"We felt cheated, deceived and utterly heartbroken once more".
She said she had felt guilty, having trusted Letby and followed instructions "diligently".
"We were robbed of precious time with our baby boy - having to grieve in the presence of Letby", who had dressed him.
"Our babies were extraordinary miracles - I was walking on a cloud of pure happiness. Letby deliberately caused signficiant harm."
"I still struggle to understand why it happened to us."
Letby's behaviour was "a sadistic act".
Child F has been left with learning difficulties, which the mother believes was as a result of Letby's attempted murder.
"It breaks my heart to know that things could have been so different for him."
She says during Letby's time under police investigation, until she was charged in November 2020, the family of Child E and Child F were in limbo.
She said the moment of Child E's crying was "etched in her mind", and found it insulting when she was challenged on that account when giving evidence in court.
"Lucy abused the power she held. She claimed we had a good relationship...it should have been strictly professional. I was vulnerable, doing my best to get through each day. The lies she has told fill me with anger."
"Nothing can changed what has happened to us. We are living with Letby's crimes."
"Lucy is right, she attacked them on purpose because she was not good enough."
She says her babies were 'pawns' in Letby's "twisted game".
"The trial felt like a platform for Lucy to relive her crimes.
"She has repeatedly disrespected my boys' memory."
The 'best thing' Letby could have done was take the stand, when "her mask slipped", the mother adds.
Letby's refusal to attend sentencing is the "final act of wickedness from a coward."
. Anyway, im horrified. As a nurse myself i kept trying to find plausible explainations behind the evidence, and even though i was certain of her guilt in recent weeks, it was horrible to read in black and white. It made me feel gross that i'd tried to find innocent reasons behing her abbhorant behaviour so i absolutely dread to think how her friends/family/colleagues/mentors who signed her off/any partners/ feel. I dont understand some of the verdicts really, surely if shes guilty for some she's guilty for most! Dippy Dawn well i cant work her out, honestly if she sees lucy in the same way i see my best friend i can understand how difficult it must be to accept for someone you would never imagine doing these things. As for doctor NN well he must feel disgusting 
. The whole thing baffles me, she looks the most basic boring witch imaginable yet seems to have 2 personalities. I think the notes show her personalities coming through. Shes depraved and should be forced to listen to her sentencing. The big wigs are responsible for many of these poor babies deaths/harm and should be held accountable. The poor famillies and babies 
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