The verdict, following a 10-month trial at Manchester Crown Court, makes Lucy Letby one of Britain's most prolific serial child killers.

KEY POINTS

  • 33-year-old Lucy Letby was convicted on Friday of killing seven babies in the neonatal unit of a hospital in England.

  • A handwritten note found by police officers who searched her home after the arrest read “I killed them on purpose”.

  • Letby will be sentenced on Monday and faces a very long prison term, and possibly a rare full life sentence.

  • HeyJoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
    90·
    11 months ago

    Idk about everyone else but dam does Lemmy have some of the most brutal posts over and over… between these messed up news stories, brutal cop stories, and the constant politics posts is there even anything else to see? I think I’ve had enough internet tonight.

    • thrawn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      191·
      11 months ago

      I curate the communities I follow to only be nice, hobby-related things, so when I’ve had enough of the all feed, there’s plenty to see without the horror stories.

      • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        That’s true it’s probably just the all feed I’ll just hop … Nope apparently my home feed is depressing AF

      • GoosLife@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        Same, I also block communities that consistently show up on my all-feed with negative content. I’d rather miss an interesting post than see negative stuff regularly. There’s enough stuff to be depressed about, and those 5 minute pocket-lemmy breaks add up. If all those moments were to be consistently negative, I’m sure it’d do a number on my mental health in the long run.

      • discodoubloon@kbin.social
        1·
        11 months ago

        I used to do that with Reddit too… followed would be stuff I really personally want to see and I’d check All if I didn’t get enough.

        I think one of the problems here is just a litany of cross posts.

      • HeyJoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        Maybe I am doing it wrong but for me I see everything and only blocking a community let’s me no longer see it. I started doing that but only to communities I know I will never like the content. Stuff like news is a mixed bag.

        • Why9@lemmy.worldEnglish
          13·
          11 months ago

          Subscribe to content you like, and then watch the “Subscribed” feed rather than the “Everything” feed.

          For me, Lemmy has become almost like Reddit lite, as I’ve found many of the communities I enjoyed on Reddit

          • HeyJoe@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            11 months ago

            Thank you, I will try this out. I did subscribe to a lot of stuff and kind of wondered what the point was since I didn’t see much of it. Guess this is why. Still getting used to the little differences from reddit.

    • Eggyhead@artemis.camp
      5·
      11 months ago

      I feel you. I went on a “happy community/mag” subscription binge just last night in hopes it might help offset the constant feed of pessimism I wake up to.

    • nutsack@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      11 months ago

      that’s how all social media is. people are biologically compelled to be curious about violence

      I like to click on it and then complain about it in the comments and then downvote

    • 5BC2E7@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Yes. unfortunately most of the active posters that do this are smart enough to actually contribute useful content along with news that serve their political interests.

    • Aux@lemmy.worldEnglish
      66·
      11 months ago

      Lemmy is full of radicals, both lefties and righties. And so they post a lot of brutal shit. Interesting communities are far and few and no matter what people are saying, all the interesting stuff is still on Reddit, sadly… I just wish people would prioritise their hobbies and interests instead of echo chambers and radicalisation.