Killer nurse Lucy Letby appeared to live a relatively normal life as a young and single woman before she was jailed for life for her sickening crimes.
04.09.2023 - 07:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Lucy Letby once lived a comfortable life in a three-bed property near Chester.
The 33-year-old neonatal nurse filled her time with salsa classes, holidays, and drinks with colleagues. But the rest of her life will be in stark contrast as she lives out her years in a maximum security prison.
Last month, Letby was handed a whole life order after she was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more. She will reportedly be sent to HMP Low Newton, a maximum security prison near Durham that houses fellow serial killer Joanna Dennehy, where the rest of her life will be lived out under a grim regime, reports The Mirror.
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A solitary existence
According to experts, Letby will be given "restricted status", a status regarded as the female equivalent of a Category A prisoner, which signifies that she poses the most serious threat to the public. It's expected that it will be some time before Letby will be integrated with her fellow inmates and that she'll initially be on suicide watch for a number of months.
After spending the first part of her sentence in the hospital wing, Letby will be moved to her own cell - standard practice for convicted murderers facing decades of time ahead. It's expected Letby won't have much in the way of human interaction due to the high risk of being targeted by other dangerous prisoners.
Speaking with the Telegraph, Professor Yvonne Jewkes, professor of criminology at the University of Bath, revealed: "She'll associate mostly with prison officers, her key worker in the prison, and one or two cleaners, but much of that interaction will be through the hatch in her cell door."
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