Lucy Letby 'should be forced to attend sentencing' as baby killer threatens to refuse
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLucy Letby “must attend court for her sentencing”, a senior Labour politician has demanded. The former neonatal nurse, at the Countess of Chester Hospital, who was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others, has threatened not to attend her sentencing hearing tomorrow.
Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed said it is “grossly offensive to victims that this brutal murderer can refuse to face the consequences of their crimes in court”.
He accused ministers of having “dragged their feet” as they have failed to give a timeline for when the law will change to force criminals to attend their sentencing hearings. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. Letby's threat not to face justice in person mirrors an increasingly sick trend of killers refusing to appear in court including Thomas Cashman, who remained in his cell when he was sentenced for murdering nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbelin Liverpool.
Other killers who have failed to attend sentencing hearings include the murderers of Zara Aleena and Sabina Nessa. A jury at Manchester Crown Court found Letby guilty of seven counts of murder and six counts of attempted murder on Friday.
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