'Cowardly' Lucy Letby to be handed victim impact statements in jail after refusing to appear in court
manchestereveningnews.co.ukKiller nurse Lucy Letby is to be handed the victim impact statements that were read out during sentencing after refusing to appear in court on Monday (August 21).
The 33-year-old did not appear in the dock at Manchester Crown Court as she was given a whole-life order after being convicted of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six more.
The judge, Mr Justice Goss, ordered that she be sent a transcript of his sentencing remarks and copies of the statements read out by the families of her victims. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features He said: “The defendant, Lucy Letby, has refused to attend court for this sentence hearing.
Accordingly, I have to sentence her in her absence. “I shall deliver the sentencing remarks as if she was present to hear them.
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