Why didn’t Lucy Letby appear in court to hear her whole life sentence? | ITV News

Serial killer nurse Lucy Letby will spend her whole life behind bars for murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to kill six more.

She refused to be in court for her sentencing  – so families were unable to face Letby as they read out their impact statements about the death of their children to an empty dock.

The government is now looking into legislation that would compel a defendant to attend their sentencing.

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