- Fans of Lucy Letby will protest outside her appeal hearing on April 25 in London
Misguided followers of evil nurse Lucy Letby have parked their anger over the latest step in their bid to free the evil killer.
Campaigners supporting 34-year-old Letby – Britain’s most prolific baby killer – plan to hold a sick rally during her appeal hearing in less than a fortnight on Thursday, April 25, outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
Letby’s supporters plan to hold up signs claiming she is in fact the victim of a miscarriage of justice – and are reportedly hoping to gain entry into the courtroom by reserving seats for spectators.
“It’s hard to think of anything more grotesque and offensive than this planned protest,” a source involved in the case said. Mirror.
Misguided followers of evil nurse Lucy Letby (pictured) have parked their anger with the latest move in their bid to free the evil killer
Campaigners supporting 34-year-old Letby – Britain’s most prolific baby killer – plan to hold a sick rally during her appeal hearing in less than a fortnight on Thursday, April 25 outside the Royal Courts of Justice (file photo)
They said that while everyone has the right to challenge the courts’ decisions, the possibility that protests could flare up “what has happened in this most public way is abhorrent.”
The source told the Mirror they hoped the protesters would “come to their senses” and let the courts play their role.
Pro-Letby demonstrators are planning a protest as she is expected to appear in court via video link.
The killer nurse’s supporters made their plans in a private Facebook group, seen by the Mirror.
One member of the group said they had to take banners to the appeal hearing and assured others that nothing will stop them from protesting outside the court.
Another Letby fan said the plan was a “brilliant idea” in the campaign to “free Lucy.”
One of the serial killer’s supporters urged the others to request spaces in the court open to the public in advance “as soon as possible.”
Letby, from Hereford, launched her appeal shortly after High Court Judge Goss sentenced her to 14 life sentences in August last year for the seven murders of seven babies and seven attempted murders in relation to six others.
She committed the horrific atrocities while working as a nurse in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital, where she worked between June 2015 and June 2016.
A general view of the Women’s and Children’s Building at the Countess of Chester Hospital
Letby, from Hereford, filed her appeal shortly after High Court Judge Goss sentenced her to 14 life sentences in August last year for the seven murders of seven babies and seven attempted murders, in relation to six others
The jury failed to reach a verdict on six attempted murder charges involving four babies, and last month prosecutors confirmed they would retrial in June on one of the charges, relating had on a premature girl, Baby K.
The former nurse had an initial attempt to challenge her convictions rejected by a judge without a hearing in January.
Letby is appealing all her convictions. The appeal will be heard in April.
If judges refuse to grant permission in April, it will mean the end of Letby’s appeal process. If she does receive permission, the appeal will be heard in a separate hearing at a later date.