Lucy Letby

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We’ve found a witch. May we burn her?

BBC Reporter Judith Moritz (reviewing social media posts on a ostentatiously product-placed MacBook):

“Sparky, full of fun, popular — she looks like the life and soul of the party in these photos. I don't know what Britain's most prolific child killer should look. I'm pretty sure it’s not this, though.

“She comes across as — mousy; a bit normal — you can’t really marry that with the enormity of what she’s been accused of.1”

This fits two profiles: either this is some cold, callous, monstrous psychopath — or a perfectly ordinary young woman. You know — a sparky, fun, popular young woman. The life and soul of the party.

What are the percentages of serial killers with history of broken homes, physical or sexual abuse, mental illness. What percentage are female

“God complex”

Killing people is not evidence of a God complex. The basest criminal can take life. Bringing people back to life — that is evidence of a God complex.

The victim’s families

Questioning the conviction should not upset victims

Difficult

The note

“The ramblings of someone under extreme psychological pressure.”

See also

• Miscarriages of justice