Letby murdered seven babies and tried to kill six more while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016.
Killer nurse Lucy Letby’s crimes were “completely contrary” to normal human instincts, the judge sentencing her said.
Addressing the 33-year-old, who refused to appear in court for the hearing, Mr Justice Goss told her she would be provided copies of his remarks and the personal statements of the families of her victims.
Letby murdered seven babies and tried to kill six more while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016.
The most prolific child serial killer in modern British history faces a whole-life order as the judge hands down the sentence at Manchester Crown Court.
He told her: “You acted in a way that was completely contrary to the normal human instincts of nurturing and caring for babies and in gross breach of the trust that all citizens place in those who work in the medical and caring professions.
“The babies you harmed were born prematurely and some were at risk of not surviving but in each case you deliberately harmed them, intending to kill them.”
The judge continued: “There was premeditation, calculation and cunning in your actions.”
He said Letby “relished” being in the intensive care unit where she took an interest in “uncommon” complications and targeted twins and triplets.
The judge said the defendant prided herself on her professionalism which enabled her to start harming children without suspicion.
