Lucy Letby forms 'inseparable' bond in jail with mum who murdered her baby
14.10.2023 - 18:27
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Baby-killing nurse Lucy Letby has formed a disturbing friendship in prison with a Welsh mum who murdered her baby and a woman who helped her boyfriend cut up his step-sister's body.
The trio is made up of baby poisoner Michelle Smith and Shauna Hoare, who was convicted for her part in the killing of schoolgirl Becky Watts, have struck up a close bond. A source told the Mirror told how the three had been "inseparable" as they spent months enjoying sunbathing, karaoke and movie nights.
The insider said: "They were together 24 hours a day - they were a well-known threesome and were literally never apart. 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."
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 but has since been transferred to HMP Low Newton, Co Durham.
Smith was sentenced to life in 2007 for murder after being convicted of feeding adult-strength painkillers to six-week-old daughter Amy. The tiny 42-day-old baby was repeatedly poisoned with the powerful pain killer dihydrocodeine.
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 trial at Manchester Crown Court, which heard she had carried out her crimes