Inside rumours Lucy Letby suffered 'slash wounds and boiled water prison attack'
Rumours have been circulating concerning the killer nurse's time at at HMP Low Newton
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ByJulia BanimAnnabal BagdiSenior reporter
13:59, 1 SEP 2023
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Rumours killer nurse Lucy Letby has suffered a brutal attack in prison are circulating online. There are a number of unsubstantiated reports that the 33-year-old has been the subject of an attack by fellow inmates while at HMP Low Newton.
Multiple social media posts have been shared, seemingly appearing as though they are news articles. The posts have been liked tens of thousands of times, despite being flagged as 'false information' on social media sites.
Details of Letby's supposed injuries have also been shared, with one person falsely claiming it had been 'officially validated' that she 'now suffers from partial loss of vision in her left eye'. They also claimed she had a 'non-life-threatening cut on her neck'.
But a team of independent fact-checkers from Full Fact have since analysed the posts, MirrorOnline reports. Posts read: "BREAKING NEWS Baby killer Lucy Letby has been attacked in Prison. Reports suggest she's been rushed to an outside hospital. in a critical condition after being slashed and boiled kettle water with sugar chucked in her face [sic]."
Full Fact said it was not uncommon for misinformation to spread when it comes to high-profile criminals. Similar rumours were shared about Sarah Everard's murderer Wayne Couzens, as well as Thomas Hughes - the dad of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.
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A report from Full Fact claims the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has confirmed the Facebook posts online about baby killer Letby are not true. When contacted by the Mirror, the MOJ declined to comment.
Experts believe Letby will be on suicide watch for months and it will be some time before she is integrated with her fellow prisoners. There is reportedly a high risk the former nurse will be targeted by other dangerous prisoners.
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Inside rumours Lucy Letby suffered 'slash wounds and boiled water prison attack'
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Lucy Letby expert says calling her a 'monster' is dangerous
Lucy Letby expert says calling her a 'monster' is dangerous
Inside rumours Lucy Letby suffered 'slash wounds and boiled water prison attack'
Inside rumours Lucy Letby suffered 'slash wounds and boiled water prison attack'
Professor Yvonne Jewkes, professor of criminology at the University of Bath, told the Telegraph: "She'll associate mostly with prison officers, her key worker in the prison, and one or two cleaners, but much of that interaction will be through the hatch in her cell door." Chartered security professional James Bore said it is 'extremely unlikely' Letby will be permitted to attend her own parents' funerals when the time comes despite some prisoners getting certain privileges
Mr Bore, the director of family consultancy Bores, told the Mirror: "Any day release for parents' funerals, or anything else, would be based on a risk assessment. I find it extremely unlikely that any sort of temporary release would be granted - for her own safety as much as anything else.
"Currently, she's being segregated within Low Newton, again to prevent her from being attacked. Social media rumours saying that she's been attacked already
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