Child serial killer Lucy Letby has allegedly landed the top job in prison, leaving other inmates ‘jealous’.
The former nurse will be handing out books and DVDs to her fellow prisoners in her new role as librarian at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey.
It marks a promotion for Letby from her previous position as a cleaner at the all-female jail.
She has been in custody since 2020 after being found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
A source told The Sun: ‘Letby is cock-a-hoop as it is the top job in a prison. She is the librarian on her unit and that can make her popular if she gives friends what they want.
‘Jail librarians often do their mates favours. She can go round on a trolley and deliver boxsets to cells.
‘A lot of prisoners are jealous. Letby also got quite a few birthday cards and letters and the other women think she’s getting an easy ride.’
The source suggested the promotion was a result of her good behaviour while behind bars and her friendly relationship with prison officers.
Child serial killer Lucy Letby, pictured, has allegedly landed the top job in prison, leaving other inmates ‘jealous’
The former nurse will be handing out books and DVDs to her fellow prisoners in her new role as librarian at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, pictured
Letby, who turned 35 this week, has been placed in Unit 4 of the jail alongside Sara Sharif’s stepmother Beinash Batool and aristocratic baby killer Constance Marten.
The Daily Mail has approached the Ministry of Justice for comment.
Sodexo, the company which runs the prison, has also been approached for comment.
It was claimed in October that Letby is known as a massive ‘foodie’ by her fellow inmates and is hooked on Come Dine With Me, binge watching the cookery show in her cell every weekend.
She is said to watch five back-to-back episodes of Come Dine With Me on More4 every Saturday and again on Sunday.
Letby is entitled to a Freeview TV package due to her good behaviour behind bars.
Since Letby was jailed, there has been a furious debate over whether the evidence against her is flawed, with a growing body of supporters arguing she is innocent.
Earlier this year, medical experts reviewing her convictions claimed they ‘did not find any murders’ amid questions over evidence used to convict the child serial killer.
It marks a promotion for Letby from her previous position as a cleaner at the all-female jail
Letby’s trial at Manchester Crown Court heard the babies were attacked between 2015 and 2016 while she worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit.
One method was injecting air into the bloodstream, which was said to have caused an air embolism that blocked blood supply and led to sudden and unexpected collapses.
The court heard evidence from experts that Letby used various other ways to harm babies, including injecting air into the stomach, overfeeding with milk, physical assaults and poisoning with insulin.
And she wrote a note saying: ‘I don’t deserve to live. I killed them on purpose because I’m not good enough to care for them.’
But in July, analysis conducted by a ‘blue riband committee’ of 14 neonatalogists -experts in care of newborn babies – was presented at a press conference in London.
Dr Shoo Lee, a retired top neonatal medical expert, co-authored a 1989 academic text on air embolisms in babies – which featured prominently in Letby’s ten-month trial.
He chaired a panel of experts who compiled an ‘impartial evidence-based report’ and said their thoughts were with the families of the babies who died – but also claimed the prosecution misinterpreted his findings on skin discolouration.
Dr Lee told the packed press conference: ‘Death or injury of all the affected infants were due either to natural causes or to errors in medical care. There were serious problems related to medical care of patients at this hospital.
‘There were problems related to teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration at the Countess of Chester Neonatal Unit.
‘In summary, ladies and gentlemen, we did not find any murders. In all cases, death or injury were due to natural causes or just bad medical care. Lucy was charged with seven murders and seven attempted murders.
Letby pictured while being arrested at home in Chester on July 3, 2018
‘In our opinion, the medical opinion, the medical evidence doesn’t support murder in any of these babies, just natural causes and bad medical care.
‘Our full report will go to Lucy’s barrister later this month and then it will be up to him and the courts to decide what next to do.’
Letby’s lawyer Mr McDonald said the revelations ‘demolished’ the case against her, adding: ‘Lucy Letby was convicted because of medical evidence presented to the jury. That, today, has been demolished.’
He claimed her conviction was ‘unsafe’ and should be referred back to the Court of Appeal, saying: ‘She has hope, that’s all I can say.’
Since being jailed, Letby has been given a cleaning job and was fast-tracked to enhanced prisoner status, which allows her to have extra cash to spend on sweets.
Her privileged status allows her a visit every week – twice as many as standard prisoners, a source said.
However, the baby killer is reportedly under 24-hour guard after inmates ruthlessly taunted her over her case’s coverage in the press.
