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Daily Record
2 days ago
- Daily Record
Lucy Letby and child killer pal enjoy private use of prison salon and café
Furious female lags at the 550-strong HMP Bronzefield are angry that the creepy child killer best pals are "swanning around like they own the place". Lucy Letby and Beinash Batool are causing fury inside prison by getting areas "they want to visit" closed off to other inmates, according to reports. Furious female lags at the 550-strong HMP Bronzefield are angry that the creepy child killer best pals are "swanning around like they own the place". As reported by the Mirror, the pair have been getting special private visits to the hair and nail salon, and the prisoner officers' café, over fears they will be attacked by other women serving time. Letby, who worked as a neo-natal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital, is facing 15 whole life sentences for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more. She is caged with the country's most dangerous female prisoners and has become best mates with Batool, who tortured her step daughter Sara Sharif to death. Speaking to our sister title from Houseblock Four where the female murderers are locked up, a source has said the other women are fed up with Letby and Batool getting special treatment. She says the government's Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme which is designed to encourage good behaviour among prisoners, is being used by Letby who manipulates prison officers to get what she wants. "She turns on the tears at the drop of a hat, she gets all her visits in the family room which is really lovely even though she doesn't have children, it's meant to be for children and they've made it really nice. Her parents come to see her," our source said. "She walks around like she's Queen Bee, she stops other enhanced prisoners going to the library because she says 'I'm scared, I'm scared, I don't know what they'll do to me' but what about other people who are enhanced and want to use that library, they can't. "When she and Beinash go to the salon, the whole salon has to be shut down, because they are scared that other prisoners will attack them and obviously there are scissors and stuff there. "They go at least once a month, she's always getting her nails done and always getting her hair done, Beinash is always up there with her. This place is like an upside down world." Letby and Batool have also been awarded "positive behaviour comments" by prison officers as part of the IEP scheme which means they get extra perks like visiting the prison staff restaurant, Vita Nova. Vita Nova is a posh cafe run by two qualified chefs, where prisoners can learn restaurant skills and Sodexo, the private company that runs HMP Bronzefield, says it trains inmates in barista and knife skills as well as food hygiene and allergy awareness. Sodexo boasts on its website that at Vita Nova, "in addition to serving staff meals daily, the restaurant team caters special functions too, producing buffet food for high profile guests". Enhanced prisoners can earn perks so they can visit the heavily-subsidised cafe and be treated like customers in the real world, but because of the high risk of attack, if Letby attends it is closed to any other visitors. She chooses to take Batool as her guest with the pair showing off that they've been out for a slap-up meal together, before returning to play cards or stuff their faces with sweets and chocolate from their "canteen". Our source said: "There is so much hatred for her, she's treated like a princess and she's treated like she's Queen Bee. "She was in Vita Nova last week. She managed to get positive comments from these officers, which is so wrong on every level. If you get positive comments then you can go to Vita Nova, which is a really nice cafe they've got, like a training restaurant for prisoners. "She was up there with her earned privileges and the prisoners are just furious about it. She goes with Beinash, she sucked up to the officers and got positive comments too. "It's like a really privilege thing to go, it's where all the officers go. It's hugely subsidised. They collect their little Brownie points and go up there. Lucy had a full veggie breakfast and Beinash had some sort of breakfast thing and posh cakes. "They're just flaunting it, they are letting other prisoners know and it's really p*****g people off because when they are in those places like the chapel, the salon or Vita Nova no-one else can use it. It's just really sick. "Why are they even allowed out of their cells, why are they allowed to go there and have it all closed off. If they want to protect them put them in segregation, where they will be completely on their own. They won't be attacked then." It was revealed Earlier this month that Letby could face new charges after police sent a further file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service relating to baby deaths and collapses at other hospitals where she worked. The allegations are now being considered by lawyers at the CPS. The number and exact nature of the potential new offences has not been made public yet and it could take weeks before a decision is made on whether to charge Letby with more offences. A spokeswoman for Cheshire Police said: "We can confirm that Cheshire Constabulary has submitted a full file of evidence to the CPS for charging advice regarding the ongoing investigation into deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the neo-natal units of both the Countess of Chester Hospital and the Liverpool Women's Hospital as part of Operation Hummingbird." In a statement, a CPS spokesman said: "We can confirm that we have received a full file of evidence from Cheshire Constabulary asking us to consider further allegations in relation to deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women's Hospital. "We will now carefully consider the evidence to determine whether any further criminal charges should be brought. As always, we will make that decision independently, based on the evidence and in line with our legal test." In the meantime, Letby's own legal team, led by barrister Mark McDonald, submitted evidence from a panel of international experts to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in April this year, in a bid to have her convictions overturned. The CCRC examines miscarriages of justice. Letby's team of 14 world-renowned experts claim no murders took place, but assert that the babies died or collapsed due to natural causes or poor care. A spokeswoman for Sodexo, the private firm that runs HMP Bronzefield told the Mirror they do not comment on individual prisoners.
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Lucy Letby and jail pal Beinash Batool get private use of prison salon and cafe
Baby murderer Lucy Letby is using the prison's incentive scheme to earn special perks which she flaunts in front of her angry fellow inmates who think she should be locked in segregation Child killers Lucy Letby and Beinash Batool are causing fury inside prison by getting areas "they want to visit" closed off to other inmates. Angry female lags at the 550-strong HMP Bronzefield are angry that the creepy best pals are "swanning around like they own the place". They have been getting special private visits to the hair and nail salon, and the prisoner officers' cafe, over fears they will be attacked by other women serving time. Letby is facing 15 whole life sentences for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more while working as a neo-natal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She is locked up with the country's most dangerous female prisoners and has become best mates with Batool, who tortured her step daughter Sara Sharif to death. Speaking to the Mirror from Houseblock Four where the female murderers are locked up, our source has said the other women are fed up with Letby and Batool getting special treatment. She says the government's Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme which is designed to encourage good behaviour among prisoners, is being used by Letby who manipulates prison officers to get what she wants. "She turns on the tears at the drop of a hat, she gets all her visits in the family room which is really lovely even though she doesn't have children, it's meant to be for children and they've made it really nice. Her parents come to see her," our source said. "She walks around like she's Queen Bee, she stops other enhanced prisoners going to the library because she says 'I'm scared, I'm scared, I don't know what they'll do to me' but what about other people who are enhanced and want to use that library, they can't. "When she and Beinash go to the salon, the whole salon has to be shut down, because they are scared that other prisoners will attack them and obviously there are scissors and stuff there. "They go at least once a month, she's always getting her nails done and always getting her hair done, Beinash is always up there with her. This place is like an upside down world." Letby and Batool have also been awarded "positive behaviour comments" by prison officers as part of the IEP scheme which means they get extra perks like visiting the prison staff restaurant, Vita Nova. Vita Nova is a posh cafe run by two qualified chefs, where prisoners can learn restaurant skills and Sodexo, the private company that runs HMP Bronzefield, says it trains inmates in barista and knife skills as well as food hygiene and allergy awareness. Sodexo boasts on its website that at Vita Nova, "in addition to serving staff meals daily, the restaurant team caters special functions too, producing buffet food for high profile guests". Enhanced prisoners can earn perks so they can visit the heavily-subsidised cafe and be treated like customers in the real world, but because of the high risk of attack, if Letby attends it is closed to any other visitors. She chooses to take Batool as her guest with the pair showing off that they've been out for a slap-up meal together, before returning to play cards or stuff their faces with sweets and chocolate from their "canteen". Our source said: "There is so much hatred for her, she's treated like a princess and she's treated like she's Queen Bee. "She was in Vita Nova last week. She managed to get positive comments from these officers, which is so wrong on every level. If you get positive comments then you can go to Vita Nova, which is a really nice cafe they've got, like a training restaurant for prisoners. "She was up there with her earned privileges and the prisoners are just furious about it. She goes with Beinash, she sucked up to the officers and got positive comments too. "It's like a really privilege thing to go, it's where all the officers go. It's hugely subsidised. They collect their little Brownie points and go up there. Lucy had a full veggie breakfast and Beinash had some sort of breakfast thing and posh cakes. "They're just flaunting it, they are letting other prisoners know and it's really p*****g people off because when they are in those places like the chapel, the salon or Vita Nova no-one else can use it. It's just really sick. "Why are they even allowed out of their cells, why are they allowed to go there and have it all closed off. If they want to protect them put them in segregation, where they will be completely on their own. They won't be attacked then." Earlier this month it was revealed that Letby could face new charges after police sent a further file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service relating to baby deaths and collapses at other hospitals where she worked. The allegations are now being considered by lawyers at the CPS. The number and exact nature of the potential new offences has not been made public yet and it could take weeks before a decision is made on whether to charge Letby with more offences. A spokeswoman for Cheshire Police said: "We can confirm that Cheshire Constabulary has submitted a full file of evidence to the CPS for charging advice regarding the ongoing investigation into deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the neo-natal units of both the Countess of Chester Hospital and the Liverpool Women's Hospital as part of Operation Hummingbird." In a statement, a CPS spokesman said: "We can confirm that we have received a full file of evidence from Cheshire Constabulary asking us to consider further allegations in relation to deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women's Hospital. "We will now carefully consider the evidence to determine whether any further criminal charges should be brought. As always, we will make that decision independently, based on the evidence and in line with our legal test." In the meantime, Letby's own legal team, led by barrister Mark McDonald, submitted evidence from a panel of international experts to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in April this year, in a bid to have her convictions overturned. The CCRC examines miscarriages of justice. Letby's team of 14 world-renowned experts claim no murders took place, but assert that the babies died or collapsed due to natural causes or poor care. A spokeswoman for Sodexo, the private firm that runs HMP Bronzefield told the Mirror they do not comment on individual prisoners.
Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Sara Sharif killer Beinash Batool moans about working in prison chapel for £8 a week
Women prisoners at HMP Bronzefield are furious child killer Beinash Batool has bagged a cushy job in the prison chapel, with one saying just seeing her face in there "makes me want to slap her" A killer stepmum who was sentenced to a minimum of 33 years behind bar for torturing a 10-year-old to death is now behind bars and moaning about having to work. Beinash Batool is serving life at HMP Bronzefield alongside some of the country's most dangerous women and has become pals with fellow child killer Lucy Letby. She was convicted alongside her sadist husband after stepdaughter Sara Sharif was found dead on a bunk bed at their home in Woking, Surrey. Police were only alerted after the tot's family fled to Pakistan after her death, as her dad Urfan Sharif eventually rang cops in the UK to confess he had beaten her "too much". Sara had suffered more than 25 broken bones, iron burns to her bottom, scalding marks to her feet, and human bites during a campaign of abuse. A court heard Sara was tied up with packaging tape and her head covered with a makeshift hood during regular bouts of punishment that would have left her in excruciating pain. Even as she lay dying in 30-year-old Batool's lap, taxi driver Sharif came home and hit her in the stomach for "pretending". During Batool's sentencing the judge, Mr Justice Cavanagh, said: 'This treatment of a 10-year-old child is nothing short of gruesome.' The judge added that no medical help was sought for Sara and 'it's hard to imagine' the terror the girl must have felt. Now Batool, who is locked up on Houseblock Four in HMP Bronzefield, has teamed up with Lucy Letby and has already earned "enhanced prisoner" status. She manipulates the guards to earn "positive comment" points and takes trips out to the prison salon to get her hair and nails done at least once a month, according to other prisoners. According to one of our prison insiders, Batool has been overheard moaning that she has to work, despite bagging one of the cushiest jobs on the wing, working in the prison chapel. For £8 a week she photocopies prison Muslim and Christian newsletters and puts them in envelopes to be handed out to the 550 fellow lags at the women's jail. Our source told the Mirror: "Beinash has got a new job working in the chapel, can you believe it? But she's moaning, she's not happy because she's not used to working. She says she's always had everything provided for her. "She's doing f**king photocopies, she collates papers for the Muslim prisoners and the Christian prisoners, and puts them in envelopes, that's all she does. And now she's whinging because 'Oh I've never worked in my life, I've always had a man support me' and 'I just hate this job'. "And it's like, you're f**king lucky, you're allowed to get out of your cell. You're escorted over there, you're escorted back, using up officer resources and then you're moaning about it. "Then if she's left on the landing she's like 'Oh I'm never allowed off here', I mean she's just really p*****g us off." The source added: "A prisoner said to me yesterday, that she passed Beinash in the chapel and she wanted to slap her, just looking at her is p*****g people off. I can't believe she's got a job in the chapel." The Mirror previously reported that Batool and Letby became best pals in prison and are often seen laughing and playing cards together. Our source said: "Letby's just odd, she has a weird look, when she think someone is looking at her, she's staring at people, then she's best friends with that Beinash which isn't helping her at all, because everyone knows she's guilty, guilty, guilty." Now the pair gorge on junk food from their prison wages and are seen eating piles of crisps and chocolate, with Letby enjoying boxes of Quality Street. In March, Batool and husband Sharif, lost their Court of Appeal bids to reduce the minimum terms of their life sentences. Caroline Carberry KC, defending Batool, said her sentence was too long and did not properly reflect her secondary role. However, the Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr, sitting with Mr Justice Soole and Mr Justice Goose, declined to alter the sentences. Baroness Carr described Sara as 'a little girl full of personality, a beautiful, brave, feisty and spirited child', adding that Sharif had 'clearly derived grim satisfaction from his campaign of violence'. Dismissing Sharif's appeal, Baroness Carr said: 'We can see no arguable basis to challenge the conclusion of the trial judge.'
The Irish Sun
22-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
Lucy Letby moans ‘I'm the fattest I've EVER been' after splurging prison job cash on junk food & chocolate, inmates say
SERIAL child killer Lucy Letby has moaned that she's getting too fat in prison after spending more than £50 on crisps and sweets. The 2 Child killer Lucy Letby has moaned that she's getting too fat in prison after spending more than £50 on crisps and sweets Credit: Supplied 2 The killer has jobs as a laundry worker, earning £8 a week, a kitchen worker - another £8 a week - and a library worker Credit: MEN Media Britain's most prolific child killer is serving 15 whole-life orders. The 35-year-old from Herefordshire was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven others while working at the Countess of Chester in 2015 and 2016. One fellow inmate complained to the They said that staff are scared of the nurse so "pander" to her and treat her like "a princess". Read more The killer has jobs as a laundry worker, earning £8 a week, a kitchen worker - another £8 a week - and a library worker. A source told the Mirror: "She gets almost £20 a week, which in prison money is a lot. She buys loads, and loads of junk food. She's put on loads of weight, she's got quite fat, you wouldn't recognise her. It's all put on around her face. "She was moaning that she's the fattest she's ever been. She weighs 72 kilos [almost 11 stone 5oz] - she's not fat, but fat for her, you know as she was really, really skinny." It comes after Most read in The Sun Letby and — who is serving 33 years over ten-year-old — spend hours playing the game in their cushy jail unit. The child killers — both inmates with 'enhanced' privileges at HMP Bronzefield, Surrey — also spend time in each other's cells and in the kitchen together. But their love of the Uno game, which sees players try to match cards and yell 'Uno' when they have just one left, has sparked fury among staff and lags. Our source said: 'It's a grim spectacle. They spend ages at the table playing and get really into it. 'People are angry, but staff have to do what they can to keep prisoners happy. 'Letby and 'They are both enhanced prisoners, so they get a lot of freedom and can buy decent food. And they are often in the kitchen, chatting and making cheese toasties. 'The difference between them is that Batool does not discuss her crime, while Letby tells anyone who will listen that 'They both have jobs, with Letby doing cleaning and Batool helping in the library. 'They are also monitored closely by staff as they are at risk of attack. But their lives will stay quite comfortable as long as they behave.' Letby, 35, and Batool, 31, are held on Unit 4 of 527-inmate Bronzefield, which is run by private firm Sodexo. They both have TVs with Freeview channels and a DVD player, along with books and films, which they can order from the library. Others on the unit include Shamed prison officer Letby — Batool was Sara's dad, Urfan Sharif, is
Scottish Sun
22-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
Lucy Letby moans ‘I'm the fattest I've EVER been' after splurging prison job cash on junk food & chocolate, inmates say
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SERIAL child killer Lucy Letby has moaned that she's getting too fat in prison after spending more than £50 on crisps and sweets. The former nurse devours junk food and Quality Street chocolates paid for by working three different prison jobs inside HMP Bronzefield. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Child killer Lucy Letby has moaned that she's getting too fat in prison after spending more than £50 on crisps and sweets Credit: Supplied 2 The killer has jobs as a laundry worker, earning £8 a week, a kitchen worker - another £8 a week - and a library worker Credit: MEN Media Britain's most prolific child killer is serving 15 whole-life orders. The 35-year-old from Herefordshire was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven others while working at the Countess of Chester in 2015 and 2016. One fellow inmate complained to the Mirror that Letby's behaviour is annoying other lags - and she cries to win sympathy from guards. They said that staff are scared of the nurse so "pander" to her and treat her like "a princess". The killer has jobs as a laundry worker, earning £8 a week, a kitchen worker - another £8 a week - and a library worker. A source told the Mirror: "She gets almost £20 a week, which in prison money is a lot. She buys loads, and loads of junk food. She's put on loads of weight, she's got quite fat, you wouldn't recognise her. It's all put on around her face. "She was moaning that she's the fattest she's ever been. She weighs 72 kilos [almost 11 stone 5oz] - she's not fat, but fat for her, you know as she was really, really skinny." It comes after The Sun reported Letby and the stepmother of murdered Sara Sharif have bonded in prison over family card game Uno. Letby and Beinash Batool — who is serving 33 years over ten-year-old Sara's death — spend hours playing the game in their cushy jail unit. The child killers — both inmates with 'enhanced' privileges at HMP Bronzefield, Surrey — also spend time in each other's cells and in the kitchen together. But their love of the Uno game, which sees players try to match cards and yell 'Uno' when they have just one left, has sparked fury among staff and lags. Our source said: 'It's a grim spectacle. They spend ages at the table playing and get really into it. 'People are angry, but staff have to do what they can to keep prisoners happy. 'Letby and Batool started sticking together and have now become quite friendly. 'They are both enhanced prisoners, so they get a lot of freedom and can buy decent food. And they are often in the kitchen, chatting and making cheese toasties. 'The difference between them is that Batool does not discuss her crime, while Letby tells anyone who will listen that she is innocent. 'They both have jobs, with Letby doing cleaning and Batool helping in the library. 'They are also monitored closely by staff as they are at risk of attack. But their lives will stay quite comfortable as long as they behave.' Letby, 35, and Batool, 31, are held on Unit 4 of 527-inmate Bronzefield, which is run by private firm Sodexo. They both have TVs with Freeview channels and a DVD player, along with books and films, which they can order from the library. Others on the unit include Sian Hedges, jailed for life in 2024 for killing 18-month-old son Alfie Phillips. Shamed prison officer Linda de Sousa Abreu, who romped with a lag, was also held there until her release last month. Letby — convicted of the murders of seven babies and attempted murders of seven more while a neonatal nurse — has regular legal meetings as she plans her appeal. Batool was sentenced last December for the murder of her tortured stepdaughter. Sara's dad, Urfan Sharif, is serving at least 40 years for murder after she was beaten to death at the couple's home in Woking, Surrey.
