New images have been released of the home where child killer Lucy Letby was arrested which contained crucial evidence leading to her conviction.

The former neonatal nurse, 33, is to live the rest of her life behind bars after a jury found her guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more.

She became the fourth woman in the UK to be given a whole life tariff after committing the ‘sadistic’ crimes while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016.

Letby bought the three-bedroom property in Westbourne Road, Chester, for just under £179,000 in April 2016 – while she was carrying out the murders and before she was removed from the baby ward.

She moved into the house after leaving nurse’s accommodation on the site of the hospital.

Police turned up at the semi-detached house over two years later to arrest her in her pyjamas at 6am on July 3, 2018.

The now-convicted killer had cried in the dock as jurors at Manchester Crown Court were shown photographs of her bedroom taken by a crime scene officer following her arrest.

On the bedroom walls there were framed pictures containing slogans like, ‘Shine Like A Diamond’ and ‘Leave Sparkles Wherever You Go’.

Two teddy bears were positioned on an unmade double bed and there was a red suitcase, a large burgundy handbag, and a small black handbag on the floor.

The house has French doors out into the yard and backs onto Blacon Crematorium, which has a memorial garden for babies.

Investigators also found a trove of incriminating evidence including a green Post-it note which was found inside a 2016 diary recovered from a chest of drawers.

It was covered in handwritten notes, including: ‘I am evil. I did this,’ and ‘I don’t deserve to live’.

She had also written: ‘I killed them on purpose because I’m not good enough to care for them. I am a horrible evil person’.

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Police also recovered a series of ‘souvenirs’ and medical documents relating to the nurse’s victims.

Officers found some 250 nursing handover sheets, thank you cards, results from a blood test and resuscitation notes from episodes in which some of the babies had died or collapsed.

The objects were found in a pink box with roses on it kept in ‘pristine’ condition – with a number of the documents containing confidential details.

One of the thank you cards found was from the parents of twins the nurse had attacked, murdering one and attempting to poison another.

Of course unaware of this, the parents sent over a card to the nurses of the neonatal unit and a hamper of food.

Letby had also kept a photograph of a condolences card sent to the parents of a baby she murdered in October 2015.

She wrote: ‘There are no words to make this time any easier.

‘It was a real priviledge [sic] to care for [Child I] and get to know you as a family – a family who always put [Child I] first and did everything possible for her.

‘She will always be a part of your lives and we will never forget her.

‘Thinking of you today and always – sorry I cannot be there to say goodbye.

‘Lots of love Lucy x.’

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The nurse had told police: ‘I often take pictures of any cards that I have sent, even birthday cards – anything like that. I often take pictures of them.

‘It was upsetting losing [Child I] and I think it was nice to remember the kind words that I hoped I’d shared with that family.’

Dr Nigel Scawn, medical director at the Countess of Chester Hospital, said after the verdicts were delivered: ‘I speak for the whole trust when I say how deeply saddened and appalled we are at Lucy Letby’s crimes.

‘We are extremely sorry that these crimes were committed at our hospital and our thoughts continue to be with all the families and loved ones of the babies who came to harm or who died.

‘We can’t begin to understand what they have been through.’

The government has ordered a non-statutory independent inquiry to investigate the case, but families and politicians have called for it to be put on a judge-led statutory footing.

The former director of nursing, Alison Kelly, who is accused of ignoring warnings about Letby has also been suspended from her current role.

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