Lucy Letby worked so much overtime that her manager was not suspicious when babies died on her watch, the Thirlwall Inquiry has heard. Eirian Powell, who was neonatal ward manager at the Countess of Chester Hospital when Letby was working on the baby unit,

I found Lucy to be quite cold. I did not find a natural warmth exuding from her which I expect from a children’s nurse"

Lucy Letby’s assessor says she found the then-student to be ‘quite cold’ and lacking the empathy to pass her final year placement

Lucy Letby told a colleague on her first day of work at the Countess of Chester Hospital that she “couldn’t wait for my first death to get it out of the way”, the Thirlwall Inquiry was told.

Lucy Letby failed her final year student nurse placement because she was "cold" and lacking empathy with patients and families, a public inquiry has heard. Her assessor, Nicola Lightfoot, told how felt she did not have the "overall characteristics" to become a successful nurse.

Lucy Letby initially failed her final year placement as a student nurse after she was assessed as being "cold" and lacking empathy, a public inquiry has heard.

Lucy Letby initially failed her final year placement as a student nurse after she was assessed to be "cold" and lacking empathy, a public inquiry has heard.

The public inquiry into the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has heard that Lucy Letby failed her final year placement as a student nurse

A nurse who initially failed Lucy Letby in her final year placement as a student nurse noted her to be "cold" and lacking empathy with patients and families, a public inquiry has heard. Her assessor Nicola Lightfoot,

Lucy Letby, who was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, initially failed her final year placement as a student nurse, a public inquiry was told