Lucy Letby insists she has 'no recollection' of baby girl's near-fatal collapse, court hears

Letby, 34, has denied dislodging the breathing tube of very premature Baby K. For more on The Trial of Lucy Letby: Baby K,Serial child killer Lucy Letby has insisted in court she has 'no recollection' of a baby girl's near-fatal collapse.

She is now on trial at Manchester Crown Court accused of the attempted murder of Baby K and has pleaded not guilty. For her latest appearance Letby had tied up her hair and changed her outfit to a navy jacket and blue blouse with white spots. As before, she was sitting next to a woman prison officer. He also highlighted the agreed evidence of an expert nurse Elizabeth Morgan, who said normal practice with a baby of 25-week gestation would have been to intervene in such a situation rather than wait to see if she self-corrected.Mr Johnson said: 'But we're talking about a 25-week gestation baby'.Letby, formerly of Hereford, denies attempted murder of a premature newborn, Baby K

Letby and the prosecutor clashed again on the issue of whether, in the lead-up to her collapse at 3.50am, Baby K had been active or inactive while being handled.Letby did not reply, so he repeated the question and this time she replied, 'No', before repeating it when he followed with: 'Not at 3.45am?'Letby was 26 at the time the alleged murder attempt in February 2016

Referring to one of her own medical notes, the killer said: 'I wouldn't write something that didn't happen.'She denied the barrister's allegation that she had been trying to attack Baby K at the time she desaturated for a third time. The barrister said the infant's ET tube had gone in a further 20 per cent - adding: 'Relatively speaking a long way, and that's because you pushed it in, didn't you?'

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