She's also charged with attempted murder of 10 others.
A nurse is due in court in the UK later today charged with the murders of eight babies, and the attempted murder of 10 others in Cheshire.
30 year-old Lucy Letby, from Hereford, was arrested for a third time earlier this week, as part of an investigation into deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Police have been looking into a series of incidents in 2015 and 2016.
''It was May 2017 when Chesire police looked into the deaths of 15 babies within just the space of a year at the neonotal unit where Lucy Letby had worked, she trained there as a student nurse'', said Sky reporter Inzamam Rashid speaking from Warrington Magistrates' Court.
While a police spokesperson said:
"The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Cheshire Police to charge a healthcare professional with murder in connection with an ongoing investigation into a number of baby deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
"Lucy Letby, of Arran Avenue, Hereford, is facing 8 charges of murder and 10 charges of attempted murder. The charges relate to the period of June 2015 to June 2016.
"The 30-year-old was re-arrested on Tuesday 10 November and has since subsequently been charged."
Police are also seeking to remind people that "criminal proceedings against Lucy Letby are live and that she has a right to a fair trial.
"It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice ongoing proceedings."
