A number of friends and former colleagues of serial killer nurse Lucy Letby continue to believe in her innocence, despite the fact she has been jailed for life for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill another six.
Over the last 10 months, a jury at Manchester Crown Court heard evidence that Letby poisoned premature babies with inulin and injected her victims with air.
While the judge described her actions as a “cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder”, a number of close associates of the 33-year-old have remained supportive.
They include Janet Cox, a former nursing colleague and close friend of Letby’s who regularly appeared in court alongside her parents.
Photographs have emerged of Cox hugging Letby and wearing Christmas jumpers, months after she was removed from the unit as suspicion grew that a series of “unexplained and inexplicable” deaths might be linked to her presence.
When approached by the MailOnline outside her home and asked if she still believed in her friend’s innocence, she replied “Yes” but refused to elaborate.
Another childhood friend told BBC Panorama that she remained convinced of Letby’s innocence, and alluded to further support from her friendship group.
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