Convicted baby killer Lucy Letby postbox topper appears in Shropshire village

An unusual and controversial postbox topper has been spotted in a Shropshire village, appearing to depict convicted baby killer Lucy Letby.

The toppers have become a familiar sight in the UK, with talented crocheters creating a host of colourful scenes - normally depicting celebrations of events such as Easter, or commemorating Remembrance.

But the creation, which has appeared in Pant on the Shropshire and Mid Wales border, in recent days is of a far more controversial nature.

The work, crafted by a mystery creator, appears to show Lucy Letby, the former nurse convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital, being burned by the Witchfinder General and represents a scene out of the historic witch trials.

A group of campaigners has been backing Letby in her attempts to have her convictions overturned, submitting reports to legal review body the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

Letby, who is serving 15 whole-life orders at HMP Bronzefield, was twice denied permission to appeal against her convictions in 2024.

A documentary about the case, The Investigation Of Lucy Letby, was also released on Netflix.

Pant resident Richard Banks said he had spotted the postbox topper not far from his home.

He said it had followed a previous effort which purported to depict a scene from the Horizon Post Office scandal inquiry - with former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells being quizzed by a barrister.

Mr Banks said he had stopped to look at the latest topper after it caught his eye - adding that the crochet nurse has a bracelet saying ‘Lucy’.

He said: “It strikes me as quite clever that someone is using that sort of medium for something quite different.”

He added: “It is one of those things that to me you can read it more than one way.”