Lucy Letby formed 'jail gang' with murdering mum and schoolgirl killer
14.10.2023 - 16:57
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Serial killer nurse Lucy Letby formed a jail 'gang' with a mum who murdered her baby and a woman who helped her boyfriend cut up his step-sister's body. Letby, is said to have formed a tight bond with baby poisoner Michelle Smith and Shauna Hoare, who was convicted for her part in the killing of schoolgirl Becky Watts, the Mirror reports.
The three had been 'inseparable' as they spent months enjoying sunbathing, karaoke and movie nights behind bars, a source said. "They were together 24 hours a day – they were a well-known threesome and were literally never apart," the insider said.
"They’d spend hours sitting on the wing landing playing board games, eating dinner together and tanning in the courtyard. I think they got on because they all believed they were innocent."
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The three became friends while behind bars at HMP Bronzefield, Surrey. Letby was sent there on remand ahead of her trial, which ended in August, and has since been moved to the north of England.
Smith was sentenced to life in 2007 after being convicted of feeding adult-strength painkillers to six-week-old daughter Amy. And callous Hoare, who was freed last week, served eight years for her part in the killing of Bristol 16-year-old Becky in 2015.
Another source added: "It's a good job they’ve been separated. They are the last people you would want associating with each other."
Letby, 33, is appealing against her convictions for murdering seven babies and trying to murder six others in 2015 and 2016. She was sentenced to life in jail without parole after a 10-month