Lucy Letby has been given a whole life term, st Manchester Crown Court for the murders of seven babies and attempted murders of six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital with no chance of parole
The Judge described her actions as a cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder,” adding that her crimes were “completely contrary” to normal human instincts,
Letby refused to appear in court with Rishi Sunak confirming that the government is planning to change the law to compel convicts to attend sentencing
Sunak branded Letby “cowardly” for refusing to appear for her sentencing hearing while families of Lucy Letby’s victims told her “you are nothing” and “you are evil”
In victim statements read before the court,one mother said the murder of her son was “like something out of a horror story”
Other parents said their surviving children, whom Letby attempted to murder, are now disabled
Letby joined three other woman who have been given whole life terms – Myra Hindley, Rosemary West, and Joanna Dennehy
