Lucy Letby, a nurse who became the most prolific serial killer of children in modern British history, was sentenced yesterday to life in prison without parole. Her sentencing was the culmination of a yearslong case that has horrified the country and raised questions over the management culture that allowed her to evade detection for so long.
Letby received a “whole life order,” meaning she will spend the rest of her life in prison, a sentence reserved for the country’s worst offenses. She is only the fourth woman to receive such a sentence.
The government has ordered an independent inquiry into how Letby managed to remain undetected for years after the British news media reported that hospital managers had ignored repeated warnings about her conduct.
