Jurors within the tried homicide trial of convicted child killer Lucy Letby have been instructed to “determine the case on the proof positioned earlier than you and nothing else”.
The previous nurse, 34, has pleaded not responsible to the tried homicide of an toddler on 17 February, 2016.
Choose Mr Justice Goss instructed the jury that the previous nurse was convicted nearly a 12 months in the past of getting murdered quite a lot of infants and tried to have murdered others whereas she labored on the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Ms Letby, of Hereford, watched on from the dock at Manchester Crown Court docket because the jury was sworn in.
Mr Justice Goss instructed the jury it was “extremely probably” they might know one thing concerning the case from when the verdicts had been introduced.
However the choose added: “Your job is to find out on all of the proof positioned earlier than you, and on nothing else, whether or not she tried to homicide one other child through the interval when she was discovered to have murdered or tried to homicide different infants.
“You’ll do that case, I repeat, on the proof that’s positioned earlier than you.
“You’re the sole judges of reality. You’ll determine what’s and what’s not truthful from the proof and the conclusions and evaluation you draw from the proof.
“Anybody accused of against the law is harmless till confirmed responsible. It’s for the prosecution to show guilt by making you certain of the accused’s guilt.
“You recognize that the defendant has already been tried earlier than one other jury.
“You’re to strive the defendant on this case on a cost of tried homicide upon which that jury couldn’t agree and had been discharged from giving a verdict.
“I repeat, you’ll determine the case on the proof positioned earlier than you and nothing else.”
Nick Johnson KC was anticipated to open the prosecution’s case on Wednesday morning.