Beverley Allitt was born in 1968 and started working as a pediatric nurse in 1991. During a period of 58 days, she murdered four children and attacked another nine, who were lucky enough to survive.
From an early age, she showed signs of Münchausen syndrome and later Münchausen by proxy, which may explain her actions. Münchausen is a mental disorder in which a person feigns illness or trauma to attract attention.
She was finally arrested and tried at Nottingham Crown Court in 1993, pleading not guilty. She received 13 life sentences for murder and attempted murder.
