Letby, the most prolific child serial killer in modern British history, faces a whole life order when Mr Justice Goss hands down her sentence at Manchester Crown Court
Serial child murderer Lucy Letby has refused to appear for her sentencing hearing as she faces spending the rest of her life in prison.More than a dozen relatives of Letby's victims sat in the public gallery for the hearing on Monday and eight jurors returned to see the sentencing.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told reporters on Monday it was "cowardly that people who commit such horrendous crimes do not face their victims".
Nicholas Johnson KC, prosecuting, told the court Letby's offending was a "very, very clear case" for a whole-life tariff to be imposed. Last week, the 33-year-old refused to return to the dock as the jury continued to return verdicts and the court was told she did not want to take any part in her sentencing hearing, and would not follow the hearing via video-link from prison.
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