Lucy Letby and the three other women given whole life terms in the UK
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLucy Letby has become one of few female murderers in the UK to receive a whole life sentence - meaning they will never be released from prison.
The 33-year-old was handed a whole life term for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others. She is the fourth woman to receive such a sentence - which is the maximum a British judge can deliver.
The first woman to be sent to jail for the rest of her life was Moors Murderer Myra Hindley, who was convicted of the murders of two children between 1963 and 1965 across Greater Manchester.
Brady was convicted of three murders while Hindley would later confess to the murder of two other children, Cheshire Live reports. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features At the trial at Chester Assizes Court in 1966, Hindley, then aged 23, was convicted alongside Brady and was handed two life sentences to be served concurrently.
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