Ben Myers
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| Gender | Male |
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| Official site | benmyers.com |
| Born | Durham |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Adelle Stripe |
| Books | The Offing: A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick |
| The Gallows Pole | |
| The Perfect Golden Circle | |
| Male Tears | |
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| ID | 3783072 |
Ben Myers Life story
Benjamin Myers is an English writer and journalist.
‘Cruel, calculated' Lucy Letby to spend rest of life in prison
... Ben Myers KC, defending Letby, said the neonatal nurse had " maintained her innocence throughout these proceedings" so there was nothing he was " able to add in mitigation that was capable of reducing the sentence"...
What I learned about Lucy Letby after 10 months in court
... The nurse s defence barrister, Ben Myers KC, got to his feet...
Lucy Letby trial: Babies died 'due to care failures and not murder'
... Ms Letby shed tears as Ben Myers KC said the case against her was " driven by a relentless presumption of guilt"...
Lucy Letby trial: Nurse had favourite way of killing, jury told
... " Mr Johnson also noted how Ms Letby s defence counsel, Ben Myers KC, had repeatedly questioned witnesses about the competence of Ms Ellis, who Ms Letby had called the " new girl" in messages to colleagues...
Lucy Letby trial: I cried over babies during trial, nurse tells jury
... " Prosecutor Nick Johnson KC began his examination of Ms Letby at Manchester Crown Court after she had earlier been questioned by her defence barrister Ben Myers KC about...
Lucy Letby trial: Triplet boys' deaths were harrowing, says nurse
... Ms Letby was asked by her defence barrister Ben Myers KC if she had introduced air into Child O s system or caused him any harm...
Lucy Letby says baby boy's death was unexpected shock
... Under questioning from her defence lawyer Ben Myers KC, Ms Letby said she had received a text message in the morning asking if she could work...
Lucy Letby trial: Nurse accused of murdering babies takes the stand
... Flanked by two dock officers in the witness box, Ms Letby responded to questions from her defence barrister Ben Myers KC...
Lucy Letby says baby boy's death was unexpected shock
By Lauren Hirst & Daniel O'DonoghueBBC News
Nurse Lucy Letby said it was a " huge unexpected shock" when a Baby Boy died shortly after she started her shift on a neonatal unit.
The newborn twin, known as Child A, died just over 24 hours after his birth at The Countess of Chester Hospital.
Giving evidence for The Second day, Ms Letby, 33, said she felt like she had " walked through The Door into this awful situation" on 8 June 2015.
Ms Letby denies murdering seven babies and attempting to kill 10 others.
The Prosecution allege Ms Letby, originally of Hereford, was a " constant malevolent presence" at The Hospital , killing five boys and two girls, and attempting to murder another five boys and five girls.
During The First six months of her trial, The Prosecution have claimed that between 2015 and 2016, Ms Letby used various means to target The Babies , including injecting them with air and poisoning them with insulin.
Under questioning from her defence lawyer Ben Myers KC, Ms Letby said she had received a text message in The Morning asking if she could work.
She told The Jury she agreed to work The Shift , adding requests like this happened " frequently" and she was " very flexible" and " very happy to help where I could".
Ms Letby was given Child A to care for when she arrived on shift at 19:30 BST.
The Court heard Ms Letby and fellow nurse Melanie Taylor went on to give Child A intravenous fluids.
Ms Letby said once the infusion had started, she had a nursing handover with Ms Taylor.
Once the handover had been completed, Ms Letby said Ms Taylor went to the computer station to start writing her notes while she started doing equipment checks.
Ms Letby said she recalled another doctor was also in The Room at This Time .
She Said she noticed Child A had become " jittery" when she started doing her observations.
She told The Jury shortly after his alarm monitor had sounded and he had changed colour and was apnoeic.
Ms Letby said she noticed Child A's " hands and feet were white" so she started to use a neopuff - a mechanical device specially designed for neonatal resuscitation.
Ms Letby said " very soon after" an emergency crash call went out to the neonatal team and doctors arrived on The Unit to assist with the resuscitation.
When asked how she was feeling at This Time , Ms Letby said: " It was a huge unexpected shock, it felt like I literally just walked through The Door of The Shift and This Was happening. "
Following Child A's death, Ms Letby assisted his parents and made a Memory Box .
Ms Letby said she labelled The Baby boy's UVC (umbilical venous catheter) line and bag and stored them in the neonatal unit's sluice room after the infant's death as she felt it should be checked.
When asked again how she felt after The Events , She Said : " Stunned, it was a complete shock for all of us.
" It felt like we'd walked through The Door into this awful situation.
" It was the First Time I met [Child A] and his parents… it was a huge shock. "
The Trial continues.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
