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Metro
3 days ago
- Metro
Lucy Letby and child killer pal 'get special private visits to prison nail salon
Lucy Letby has been attracting 'positive comments' from guards after visiting the prison's nail salon, it has been claimed. The killer nurse is serving 15 whole life orders after being convicted of murdering seven babies and on eight counts of attempted murder at the Countess of Chester hospital. But due to concerns they may be attacked, Letby and her prison mate Beinash Batool have had areas of the prison, such as the chapel or the cafe, closed off to other inmates when they are visiting. Batool joined Letby at HMP Bronzefield after being found to have tortured her stepdaughter Sara Sharif to death. It appears the pair are using the Incentives and Earned Privileges Scheme to give themselves extra perks. The scheme, which is designed to encourage good behaviour, ranks inmates from 'basic' to 'enhanced'. Depending on the prison, those with either 'standard' or 'enhanced' ratings can be awarded certain privileges such as having a TV in their room, being able to wear their own clothes and visits. But a source told The Mirror that the former nurse walks around prison like the 'Queen bee' but also can 'turn on the tears at the drop of a hat'. 'She managed to get positive comments from these officers, which is so wrong on every level', they said. They added that Letby had also used her enhanced status to have her family visits in a special room usually set aside for inmates with children. She can also visit the Vita Nova restaurant operated by catering giant Sodexo, which offers inmates courses in knife and barista skills, allergen awareness and food hygiene certification. A prison source told The Sun the unlikely pair have bonded over their love of cheese toasties and the card game Uno to the annoyance of other prisoners. They said: 'It's a grim spectacle. They spend ages at the table playing and get really into it.' HMP Bronzefield houses up to 550 female prisoners. Letby could face further charges after the Crown Prosecution Service was handed yet another file of evidence detailing baby deaths and incidents at hospitals where she worked. 'We will now carefully consider the evidence to determine whether any further criminal charges should be brought', a CPS spokesperson said. Earlier this year, Letby's lawyers submitted an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) for her case to be reviewed. As part of the application, her legal team submitted findings from a panel of 14 experts that concluded that none of the babies in Letby's care had been deliberately harmed. It comes amid concerns voiced by several prominent MPs over the safety of Letby's conviction. Last month,former health secretary Jeremy Hunt joined calls for evidence to be reexamined. He said the expert findings raised 'serious and credible questions' about the evidence and testimonies heard in court as well as the interpretation ofstatistics. More Trending Writing in the Daily Mail, Hunt said: 'Justice must be done and be seen to be done.' He added that this should not diminish compassion owed to the victims' families, 'who have already suffered so much'. 'Re-examination of the evidence is not a denial of their pain. But it will ensure that all of us can have confidence that the truth has been reached through a rigorous and fair process', he concluded. The Thirlwall inquiry into Letby's case is set to publish its own findings early next year. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Child killer Ian Huntley's cruel football shirt taunt inside prison MORE: Ex-UFC fighter in fresh bid for jail pardon after role in £53,000,000 Securitas heist MORE: Inmate escapes prison by hiding in pal's laundry bag – but it didn't last long
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Lucy Letby ‘acts like Queen Bee in jail' and ‘gets hair & nails done in salon with killer pal Sara Sharif's step-mum'
BABY killer nurse Lucy Letby acts like the "Queen Bee" in prison due to the level of privileges she's afforded - angering other prisoners, it is claimed. The 35-year-old is Advertisement 5 Baby killer nurse Lucy Letby is serving 15 life sentences Credit: PA 5 Beinash Batool murdered her 10-year-old stepdaughter Sara Sharif Credit: AP 5 The pair are on Unit 4 of HMP Bronzefield Credit: Rex Letby is reported to have struck up a bizarre friendship with Beinash Batool, who murdered her 10-year-old stepdaughter Sara Sharif. The ex-neo natal nurse is said to be chaperoned by prison guards wherever she goes, and special areas have to be cleared whenever she wants to visit - due to the high risk of her being attacked by fellow lags. given 'enhanced' privileges at HMP Bronzefield, Surrey. They also have "a lot of freedom" and can buy foods that others can't - often in the kitchen making cheese toasties together. Advertisement Read more news Letby allegedly moans Sources have since told They say 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. The source said: "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. Advertisement Most read in The Sun "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." The source said the pair go to the salon "at least once a month" and Letby is "always getting" her hair and nails done, adding the wing is "like an upside down world". Lucy Letby cops arrest 3 senior members of leadership team at hospital where killer nurse murdered 7 babies Letby and Batool, 31, have also reportedly been awarded "positive behaviour comments" by prison officers as part of the IEP scheme. Advertisement This means they get extra perks like visiting the prison staff restaurant, called Vita Nova, which has two qualified chefs, and inmates can be trained barista and knife skills, it's claimed. And when Letby attends the likes of the salon or Vita Nova, it is closed to others to protect her, but she chooses to take Batool as her plus one guest, according to reports. One prisoner told The Mirror, there is "so much hatred for her" because she's "treated like she's Queen Bee". As reported by The Sun previously, the killer nurse works three different prison jobs and blows her wages on sweets and crisps. Advertisement Letby has jobs as a laundry worker, earning £8 a week, a kitchen worker - another £8 a week - and a library worker. Lag sources say she's put on so much weight "you wouldn't recognise her". Unit 4 of 527-inmate Bronzefield, which is run by private firm Sodexo. Letby and Batool both have TVs with Freeview channels and a DVD player, along with books and films, which they can order from the library. Advertisement Others on the unit include Shamed prison officer Letby — Batool was Advertisement Sara's dad, Urfan Sharif, is 5 Ten-year-old Sara Sharif was murdered by her parents Credit: PA 5 Letby and Batool love card game Uno Credit: Stewart Williams
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Lucy Letby ‘acts like Queen Bee in jail' and ‘gets hair & nails done in salon with killer pal Sara Sharif's step-mum'
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) BABY killer nurse Lucy Letby acts like the "Queen Bee" in prison due to the level of privileges she's afforded - angering other prisoners, it is claimed. The 35-year-old is serving 15 life sentences after being convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital. 5 Baby killer nurse Lucy Letby is serving 15 life sentences Credit: PA 5 Beinash Batool murdered her 10-year-old stepdaughter Sara Sharif Credit: AP 5 The pair are on Unit 4 of HMP Bronzefield Credit: Rex Letby is reported to have struck up a bizarre friendship with Beinash Batool, who murdered her 10-year-old stepdaughter Sara Sharif. The ex-neo natal nurse is said to be chaperoned by prison guards wherever she goes, and special areas have to be cleared whenever she wants to visit - due to the high risk of her being attacked by fellow lags. The Sun reported last week how the evil pair play card game Uno for hours in their cushy jail unit after being given 'enhanced' privileges at HMP Bronzefield, Surrey. They also have "a lot of freedom" and can buy foods that others can't - often in the kitchen making cheese toasties together. Letby allegedly moans she's the "fattest I've ever been" due to her diet of junk food, including chocolate. Sources have since told The Mirror other female murderers in Houseblock Four are fed up with Letby and Batool - who is serving 33 years - getting special treatment. They say 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. The source said: "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." The source said the pair go to the salon "at least once a month" and Letby is "always getting" her hair and nails done, adding the wing is "like an upside down world". Lucy Letby cops arrest 3 senior members of leadership team at hospital where killer nurse murdered 7 babies Letby and Batool, 31, have also reportedly been awarded "positive behaviour comments" by prison officers as part of the IEP scheme. This means they get extra perks like visiting the prison staff restaurant, called Vita Nova, which has two qualified chefs, and inmates can be trained barista and knife skills, it's claimed. And when Letby attends the likes of the salon or Vita Nova, it is closed to others to protect her, but she chooses to take Batool as her plus one guest, according to reports. One prisoner told The Mirror, there is "so much hatred for her" because she's "treated like she's Queen Bee". As reported by The Sun previously, the killer nurse works three different prison jobs and blows her wages on sweets and crisps. Letby has jobs as a laundry worker, earning £8 a week, a kitchen worker - another £8 a week - and a library worker. Lag sources say she's put on so much weight "you wouldn't recognise her". Unit 4 of 527-inmate Bronzefield, which is run by private firm Sodexo. Letby and Batool 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. 5 Ten-year-old Sara Sharif was murdered by her parents Credit: PA
Daily Record
3 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
3 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.
