Nurse Lucy Letby has pleaded not guilty at Manchester Crown Court to the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of 10 others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit.
Letby from Hereford denied eight counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder.
The charges relate to 17 babies aged under one - with one alleged victim falling under both a murder and attempted murder count.
There is a reporting restriction banning naming the five baby boys and three girls allegedly murdered by Letby.
The five baby boys and five baby girls she is accused of attempting to kill also cannot be identified.
The alleged offences are said to have taken place between June 2015 and June 2016.
A provisional trial date has been set for October next year.
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