Lucy Levy’s parents have criticized the use of the footage, which will be shown in a new Netflix documentary about their daughter’s crime, as a “total invasion of privacy” and said viewing it “could kill you”.

Susan and John Levy questioned why police released the video of Levy’s arrest at the couple’s home, and said they feared their home would become a “tourist attraction.”

In a statement to the Sunday Times, the couple said: “The previous programs that have been made about Lucy, such as Panorama, and the almost nightly news of her being led away in a blue jersey and handcuffs, are heartbreaking for us. But this Netflix documentary is on another level. We didn’t know they were using footage from the house. We won’t watch it. It would kill us if we did.”

According to the trailer, The Lucy Levy Investigation will include footage “never before publicly released” and interviews with police and lawyers. It is scheduled to be released on February 4th.

It includes footage of police arresting Ms Levy on suspicion of murder and attempted murder as she sits on a bed, before being led off the premises in a dressing gown.

Her parents said the footage of Levy being “arrested in her bedroom and saying goodbye to one of her beloved cats” was “even more heartbreaking”.

“Heaven knows how much more they have to show. All of this is happening in the house we’ve lived in for 40 years. It’s happening in a small cul-de-sac in a small town where everyone knows everyone,” they said. “This is a complete invasion of privacy and we would never have known if Lucy’s lawyer hadn’t told us.”

Levy, 36, is serving 15 life terms in prison after being found guilty of murdering seven young children and attempting to murder seven others between June 2015 and June 2016.

Her parents claimed that the investigating officer in Ms Levy’s case, Detective Inspector Paul Hughes, appeared to harbor a “deep hatred” for them.

“Why is it that Paul Hughes, with whom we have always cooperated fully, is allowed to reveal to the world what happened in our house that morning, but Netflix doesn’t even have the decency to tell us?” they said. “It appears that he harbors a deep hatred towards us, even though we were the ones who first reported him to Blacon Police Station in March 2017. [the hospital consultants] Stephen Brealey and Ravi Jayaram used Lucy as a scapegoat. ”

Last month, it was confirmed that the former childcare worker will not face further charges in connection with the death and collapse of a further infant that police were investigating.

In an unusual move, Cheshire Police publicly spoke out against the decision, saying it was “not the outcome we had anticipated throughout the investigation”.

Ms Levy has twice been refused permission to appeal against her conviction, and campaigners who believe she is innocent have lodged a report with the Criminal Cases Review Commission in a bid to overturn the conviction.

Netflix and Cheshire Police have been contacted for comment.