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The Trial

The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts.For ad-free listening to The Trial, exclusive bonus episodes every week, and complete access to previous series of the show, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Visitwww.thecrimedesk.com to become a member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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22:54

Lucy Letby: Baby N: “Lucy Letby said to my partner,...

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2023/03/13

In this episode Caroline and Liz examine what the prosecution say happened to Baby N, a premature baby boy admitted to the Countess of Chester Hospital with the blood-clotting condition haemophilia.Lucy Letby is accused of attempting to murder him by thrusting a piece of medical tubing or equipment down his throat, causing him to bleed and collapse.Follow The Trial of Lucy Letby on Twitter @LucyLetbyTrial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:46

Lucy Letby: The Defendant: “I certainly don’t fancy...

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2023/03/10

In this bonusepisodeCaroline and Liz take an in depth look at what the jury have heardabout the nurse at the centre of the trial.They examine text messages between Lucy Letby and her colleagues which show she had a ‘flirty’ friendship with a doctor on the unit and look at what they reveal aboutherprivate life.Follow The Trial of Lucy Letby on Twitter @LucyLetbyTrial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:55

Lucy Letby: Baby K: “It didn’t really make sense to...

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2023/03/06

In this episode Caroline and Liz examine what the prosecution say happened to Baby K, an extremely premature baby girl who Lucy Letby is accused of attempting to murder by tampering with her breathing tube.We’ll hear evidence from TV doctor, Dr Ravi Jayaram, who said he suspected he interrupted Lucy Letby attacking Baby K. And that after she was transferred to a more specialised unit, she sadly died because of problems associated with her ‘extreme prematurity.’Follow The Trial of Lucy Letby on

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17:40

Lucy Letby: An Association: "We didn’t want to...

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2023/03/03

In this bonus episode, Caroline and Liz discuss the change in focus the court took this week, as thejury heard more about how doctors were getting worried about a possible link between the babies whohad been collapsing in the neonatal unit. It’sthefirst time the court has heard that there were somepeople who had started ‘to think the unthinkable”.Follow The Trial of Lucy Letby on Twitter @LucyLetbyTrial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:41

Lucy Letby: Baby M: “I was praying to my God to help...

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2023/02/27

In this episode Caroline and Liz examine what the prosecution say happened to Baby M, a twin boy Lucy Letby is accused of attempting to murder by injecting with air.Jurors have heard how doctors first became suspicious about Lucy Letby 10 months before baby M’s collapse and how a medical log of the drugs he was given during attempts to save his life was later found under Lucy Letby’s bed when police searched her home after her arrest.You can check outThe Trial of Lucy Letby podcast’s Twitter page

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25:49

Lucy Letby: Baby L “He had been given insulin he...

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2023/02/20

In this episode Caroline and Liz examine what the prosecution say happened to Baby L, atwin boy Lucy Letby is accused of poisoning with insulin.We also hear about how the nurse celebrated winning £135 on the Grand National shortlyafter the attack allegedly took place and how there was drama in court when she brokedown in tears after a doctor she worked with gave evidence for the first time.Head to our Twitter page @LucyLetbyTrial to see the photo the jury were shown of the locked fridge in the

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13:48

Lucy Letby: Baby J Part 2 “All the investigations...

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2023/02/17

In this episode, Liz and Caroline explain the rest of the evidence the jury have heard aboutBaby J, ‘a nice little baby’ who Lucy Letby is accused of attempting to murder in November2015 by smothering.Jurors have been told her parents had been preparing to take her home when shesuddenly collapsed and suffered two seizures at the end of a night shift. The court heardthere was no ‘obvious’ medical cause for her brain being starved by oxygen andit’s theprosecution case that Lucy Letby must have been

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16:35

Lucy Letby: Baby J: “She was extremely well and...

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2023/02/13

In this episode Liz and Caroline explain the evidence the jury have heard in relation to apremature baby girl, Baby J, who Lucy Letby is accused of attempting to murder bysmothering in November 2015.Baby J was born 8 weeks early and underwent surgery for a perforated bowel in the first few days after her birth. Jurors heard she was recovering well and her mother and father were preparing to take her home. But, the prosecution say, that all changed during a night shift when Lucy Letby allegedly tried

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27:43

Lucy Letby: Baby I: “Our daughter could go from...

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2023/02/06

In this episode, Liz and Caroline explain the evidence the jury have heard in relation to a very premature baby girl, Baby I, who Lucy Letby allegedly attacked three times, before murdering her on the fourth attempt.Jurors heard from a doctor who said she saw Lucy Letby crying on the neo-natal unit and saying:‘It’s always me when it happens, my babies…”The court was also shown a sympathy card Lucy Letby wrote to the parents of Baby I after she died.Lucy Letby denies all the allegations.Follow The

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20:24

Lucy Letby: Baby H, Part 2 "Whilst at Chester, her...

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2023/01/30

This week, Liz and Caroline finish explaining the evidence the jury heard in relation to Baby H, a premature baby girl who Lucy Letby is accused of trying to murder twice on consecutive night shifts. Baby H was a poorly baby who was on and off a ventilator while at the Countess of Chester Hospital. But within two days at Arrowe Park Hospital, she dramatically improved. Prosecutors say Lucy Letby was sabotaging her care while she was at the Countess. Lucy Letby denies these allegations.Also in this

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19:09

Lucy Letby: Baby H, Part 1 - "They were not able to...

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2023/01/23

In this episode, Caroline and Liz examine what happened to Baby H, a baby girl, who Lucy Letby allegedly triedto kill twice in 24 hours. In the early hours of September 26, 2015, Baby H collapsed and didn’t have aheartbeat for twenty-two minutes while staff battled to save her life. Jurors were told the doctors were soworried that they urged her parents to have her baptised in case she didn’t make it.Follow The Trial of Lucy Letby on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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19:57

Lucy Letby: "Let’s not ignore the importance of open...

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2023/01/16

This week, Liz and Caroline had hoped to bring you details of evidence heard by the jury during their first week back. But, unexpectedly the case was delayed and unable to go ahead because of health and family issues relating to two members of the jury.We’re hoping they will be back to normal next week.In the meantime, we have two excellent interviews this week: Part 2 of the interview with media law expert Mark Hanna, and another with the legendary boss of news agency Cavendish Press, Jon Harris,

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13:49

Lucy Letby: Interview with media law expert Mark Hanna.

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2023/01/09

The Trial of Lucy Letby is back after the Christmas break with an interview withMark Hanna, one of theeditors of McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists - the book considered to be the ‘bible’ of media law for reporters. Liz and Caroline chat to Mark about the legal tightrope they are treading to bring listeners the podcast – one of the first to cover an ongoinglegal case – each week.Next week, Liz and Caroline will be back with details on what the jury are expected to hear over the coming days about

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17:53

Lucy Letby: Baby G, Part 2: “She wasn’t moving.”

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2022/12/19

In this episode, Caroline and Liz explain how Lucy Letby allegedly tried to kill Baby G, the most premature baby in the case, on two more occasions.We hear how she is said to have attacked the tiny infant on a day shift, within the space of five hours, on her original due date, leaving her with irreversible brain damage.We also hear part two of the chat with former chief crown prosecutor, Nazir Afzal, where he describes the importance of trials being open to the public and how trust in the justice

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24:22

Lucy Letby: Baby G, Part 1 “Just a little tiny thing”

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2022/12/12

In this episode, Caroline and Liz examine what happened to Baby G, the most premature baby in this case, who Lucy Letby allegedly tried to kill three times in a fortnight.We also chat to former chief crown prosecutor, Nazir Afzal, about the difficulties faced bylawyers preparing and running such a long and complicated trial, and why advances intechnology have revolutionised courtrooms.Follow us on Twitter @LucyLetbyTrial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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18:19

Lucy Letby: Baby F, Part 2 ‘His heart rate was high...

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2022/12/05

In this episode Caroline and Liz explain what the prosecution experts say happened to Baby F, a premature twin boy who Lucy Letby allegedly tried to poison with insulin.We hear how two bags of feed were allegedly contaminated by Lucy Letby and how all of the nurses on duty during the night shift were called to court - and each denied putting insulin into baby F’s feed.Follow The Trial of Lucy Letby on Twitter @LucyLetbyTrial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:17

Lucy Letby: Baby F, Part ‘He was given insulin that...

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2022/11/28

In this episode Caroline and Liz examine what happened to Baby F, a premature twin boy who Lucy Letby allegedly tried to kill with insulin. We hear how his blood sugar suddenly crashed soon after the nurse allegedlypoisoned his intravenous feed and how, after she finished her shift, she went salsa dancing with a colleague. We also chat to freelance broadcaster, Matt O’Donoghue, about the skill of condensing a day’s worth of evidenceinto just a few minutes for television or radio.Follow The Trial of

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26:06

Lucy Letby: Baby E 'I trusted her completely…'

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2022/11/21

In this episode Caroline and Liz examine what happened to Baby E, a premature twin boy who Lucy Letby allegedly attacked with a plastic medical tube or wire before she murdered him. We hear from his mother, who the prosecution say, interrupted the nurse while she was attacking her son, and about more text messages Lucy Letby exchanged with colleagues after his death. We also chat to former Old Bailey court reporter and media law expert Tim Crook, professor of journalism at London's Goldsmiths

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16:27

Lucy Letby: Bonus Episode - Interview with a...

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2022/11/15

In this bonus episode of the Trial of Lucy Letby, Liz and Caroline speak to Julia Quenzler, acourtroom artist at the Lucy Letby trial. Over her 30 year career she has sketched defendants, barristers and court scenes of some of the most high profile cases in modernhistory. It is a fascinating listen that you won’t want to miss.Follow us on Twitter @LucyLetbyTrial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:54

Lucy Letby: Baby D: ‘It never crossed my mind she was...

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2022/11/14

In this episode Caroline and Liz examine the case of Baby D, a baby girl born full term, who was admitted to the neo-natal unit with an infection because of a hospital mistake. We hear testimony from her devastated parents who say they saw Lucy Letby ‘hovering’ around their daughter’s cot hours before she died. We also have a fascinating interview with a court artist, who has drawn defendants and court scenes of some of the world's most significant criminal trials over her 30-year career.Follow The

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