Ms. Letby, a neonatal nurse in England, was convicted of murdering seven babies last year. But a growing number of experts have raised concerns about the evidence.

Britain’s most prolific child killer Lucy Letby has lost a bid to appeal her latest conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl.Lawyers for the former neonatal nurse argued her retrial for trying to kill a newborn known as Child K should not have gone ahead due to “overwhelming and irremediable prejudice” caused by media coverage of her other crimes.

LUCY Letby was today refused permission to appeal against her latest conviction for trying to murder a premature baby girl. The evil nurse is serving 15 whole-life orders for murdering seven

Ms. Letby is serving 15 life sentences after the deaths and collapses of babies in the neonatal unit where she worked. On Thursday judges will consider whether she can appeal one of her convictions.

As Letby loses a bid to appeal her latest conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl, a new book has been released that explores how a nurse could go from an ordinary young woman to the most prolific child killer of the modern era.

Convicted baby killer Lucy Letby's bid to appeal against her latest conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

The child serial killer failed to secure approval to challenge her most recent attempted murder conviction of a newborn known as Child K.

Former British nurse and convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby on Thursday asked a London court to let her appeal against her conviction for trying to murder a newborn baby, amid questions over the fairness of her trials.

Former nurse Letby, 34, was previously sentenced to 14 whole life orders for the murders of 7 babies and attempted murders of 6.