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I got quite invested in the case and listened to a whole load of podcasts, read a lot etc etc.

I just can't get my head around how someone who seemed to have had a decent upbringing, seemed to have done well at school, seemed to have friends and a support network, has never been in trouble before and seemed to have a near exemplary record at work suddenly decided to just start killing babies. It doesn't fit with one of the established serial killer patterns of failed 'test runs'. One theory was that it was to try and attract the attention of the Doctor who wasn't allowed to be named by the press.

Tbh I would have hated to be on that jury, not just because of the nature of the case. With the acceptance I have only a fraction of the evidence that was presented to the jury I just couldn't decide. I'm not surprised by the guilty verdicts but then neither am I surprised that there were also not guilty verdicts and also no verdicts in some instances. It's the 2nd longest jury deliberation in UK legal history so they were certainly thorough.

It's obviously a tragic case and I'm not sure the families will feel much in the way of justice today. Letby's actions are abhorrent and she will quite rightly be subjected to a whole life tariff. However there does appear to have been tragic systemic failings at the hospital, concerns not properly addressed and there will be families left wondering if there children could have been left untouched had people being more willing to think the unthinkable.

I'm not sure if the CPS will pursue the 6 charges upon which no verdict was reached but I'm fairly certain we will see an appeal which will mean prolonged heartache for the families involved.

Edit: Just read there is to be a review of all 4000 admissions since Letby was employed at the hospital so it may well be there are previous failures or indeed previous murders that now come to light. Horrific.
If the fact there has only been one baby death on the unit since she was removed from working there was made known to the jury then any doubt/concern as to her guilt was probably eased, but as you say it must have been hard to deliver a verdict on some of the murders/attempted murders based solely on the evidence presented.

I fear the new review of all admissions during her time there (including two deaths during her time as a trainee in Liverpool) may ultimately see the scale of what she did dwarf what she's so far been found guilty of.