In July 2018, John Letby watched as his only child was arrested, handcuffed and led out of the family home by police officers.
He then went inside and made her bed, the courtroom was told during his daughter, Lucy Letby's trial.
Her mother, Susan, told officers, "I did it. Take me instead," when Lucy was arrested again the following June.
Watch: The moment Lucy Letby was arrested. Post continues below.
Before her 10-month trial began, Lucy's parents relocated to be closer to the court. They attended every single day.
When the jury eventually convicted her of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of another six, Susan collapsed, yelling: "You can't be serious. This cannot be right."
Then when Lucy was handed a whole life order, the family were nowhere to be seen. Letby had refused to attend the sentencing, and it seemed her parents had also stayed away as a mark of solidarity.
Lucy Letby will die in prison and be remembered as one of the UK's most prolific serial killers.
Between June 2015 and June 2016, Letby, now 33, targeted 17 of the most vulnerable babies while working as a neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital's infant intensive care unit.
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