The “devilish” Lucy Letby (Lucy Letby) – the 33-year-old former nurse who murdered 7 newborns and attempted to kill 6 more – is expected to be sentenced to life in the British justice today, in a case that shocked the public opinion.

She refused to attend court today to hear her sentence announced, while prosecutors called for her to be sentenced and “die in prison”.

The families of the innocent victims had gathered at the Manchester court early on and dramatic scenes unfolded as they demanded that the murderer of their newborn children be brought to justice by force.

Between June 2015 and June 2016, seven premature babies died suddenly and without apparent cause in the intensive care unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital in the city of the same name in north-west England, where Letby then worked.

As doctors were unable to find a medical reason for the deaths, the police were called. After a lengthy investigation, Letby, who had been involved in the care of the babies, was identified as the “constant malevolent presence when things took a turn for the worse”.

The nurse was arrested and handwritten notes were found in her home that read: “I killed them on purpose because I’m not good enough to take care of them,” “I’m a horrible, evil person” and “I’M DEVIL, I DID THIS.”

However, at her trial, the serial infanticide pleaded not guilty.

She wept in her testimony, saying she never tried to harm babies and that she only wanted to take care of them.