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Lucy Letby is guilty of murdering seven babies, and attempting to murder seven more, all between June 2015 and June 2016 Lucy was arrested in 2018 and 2019 as part of the police investigation at the hospital, which began in 2017. Victim identities are protected by court order.

16k subscribers92 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)30 authors / mosince 2021

r/lucyletby has 16k members (+19% over the last 12 months). It gets about 92 posts a month from 30 people. Top topics: Hospital Issues, Nursing Challenges and Women in Legal Troubles.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+19%in 12 months · +1.9% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 202616k
Growing16k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Dec 2021)
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+149%vs Sep 2025 · +117% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202692
BusierPeaked at 838 in Aug 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~3% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/lucyletby

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Hospital Issues0.5%
  2. Nursing Challenges0.3%
  3. Women in Legal Troubles0.3%
  4. Court Hearings Today0.2%
  5. NHS Staffing and Funding Crisis0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Archive
  2. Archive
  3. Mail Online
  4. Substack
  5. Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

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