ANYONE in the community who has been affected by the "unthinkable" Lucy Letby case can find a safe space in Ludlow churches, the Archdeacon has said.

Letby, who is from Hereford, murdered seven babies and attempted to murder six more on the neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016. 

She will spend her whole life in prison after committing the offences at the Countess of Chester Hospital. 

The disgraced neonatal nurse grew up in Hereford and was reportedly involved with the Hope City Church community which describes itself as "delighting in lively, passionate worship". 

Reverend Fiona Gibbs, the Archdeacon of Ludlow, said: "We hold in our thoughts and prayers all who are affected by this case. Words feel inadequate in the face of the unthinkable.

"For anyone who wants to, whether they are of faith or none, many of our churches are open to come sit quietly or to pray or light a candle."

Ludlow Advertiser: The Archdeacon of Ludlow has welcomed the community to Hereford Diocese's churchesThe Archdeacon of Ludlow has welcomed the community to Hereford Diocese's churches (Image: Newsquest)

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Hope City Church is now Hereford City Church, an evangelical church not covered by the diocese.

Letby, 33, has been given 14 whole-life sentences after she injected her victims with air, force fed them milk and poisoned them with insulin. 

Detectives from Chesire Constabulary launched an investigation into the infant deaths in May 2017, looking at the deaths of babies from between March 2015 and July 2016.

Letby was first arrested at her home in Chester in July 2018 and officers were also later seen at her parents' house in Hereford.

She was rearrested the following year, and again in November 2020, when she was charged with eight murders and 10 attempted murders.

She was convicted on August 18 2023 at Manchester Crown Court.

She has become only the fourth woman in British history to be sentenced to a lifetime behind bars.