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Serial child killer Lucy Letby is hooked on Come Dine With Me and binge watches the cookery show in her cell every weekend, it has been claimed. The 35-year-old is reportedly known as a massive 'foodie' at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, where she is currently serving a full-life term. She is said to watch five back-to-back episodes of Come Dine With Me on More4 every Saturday and again on Sunday. Letby, who murdered seven babies and attempted to murder seven more, is entitled to a Freeview TV package due to her good behaviour behind bars. A source told The Sun: 'She's in for the most horrific crimes but is a model prisoner. 'She engages in everything from unit cleaning and workshops and education. 'The only time she asks to go back to her cell is when a Come Dine With Me marathon is on. She absolutely loves it and can't miss it.' Since Letby was jailed in 2023, there has been a furious debate over whether the evidence against her is flawed, with a growing body of supporters arguing she is innocent. Earlier this year, medical experts reviewing her convictions claimed they 'did not find any murders' amid questions over evidence used to convict the child serial killer. Letby's trial at Manchester Crown Court heard the babies were attacked between 2015 and 2016 while she worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit. One method was injecting air into the bloodstream which was said to have caused an air embolism that blocked blood supply and led to sudden and unexpected collapses. The court heard evidence from experts that Letby used various other ways to harm babies, including injecting air into the stomach, overfeeding with milk, physical assaults and poisoning with insulin. And she wrote a note saying: 'I don't deserve to live. I killed them on purpose because I'm not good enough to care for them.' But in July, analysis conducted by a 'blue riband committee' of 14 neonatalogists -experts in care of newborn babies - was presented at a press conference in London. Dr Shoo Lee, a retired top neonatal medical expert, co-authored a 1989 academic text on air embolisms in babies - which featured prominently in Letby's ten-month trial. He chaired a panel of experts who compiled an 'impartial evidence-based report' and said their thoughts were with the families of the babies who died - but also claimed the prosecution misinterpreted his findings on skin discolouration. Dr Lee told the packed press conference: 'Death or injury of all the affected infants were due either to natural causes or to errors in medical care. There were serious problems related to medical care of patients at this hospital. 'There were problems related to teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration at the Countess of Chester Neonatal Unit. 'In summary, ladies and gentlemen, we did not find any murders. In all cases, death or injury were due to natural causes or just bad medical care. Lucy was charged with seven murders and seven attempted murders. 'In our opinion, the medical opinion, the medical evidence doesn't support murder in any of these babies, just natural causes and bad medical care. 'Our full report will go to Lucy's barrister later this month and then it will be up to him and the courts to decide what next to do.' Letby's lawyer Mr McDonald said the revelations 'demolished' the case against her, adding: 'Lucy Letby was convicted because of medical evidence presented to the jury. That, today, has been demolished.' He claimed her conviction was 'unsafe' and should be referred back to the Court of Appeal, saying: 'She has hope, that's all I can say.' Since being jailed, Letby has been given a cleaning job and was fast-tracked to enhanced prisoner status, which allows her to have extra cash to spend on sweets. Her privileged status allows her a visit every week – twice as many as standard prisoners, a source said. However, the baby killer is reportedly under 24-hour guard after inmates ruthlessly taunted her over her case's coverage in the press.
