A former neonatal nurse named Lucy Letby, who has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others, was condemned by a British judge for her “deep malevolence and sadism.” However, Letby did not attend the sentencing hearing, prompting authorities to consider changing the law to require offenders to be present at such hearings. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk called Letby not only a murderer but also a coward for refusing to face the victims’ families and hear their impact statements. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed that a change to the law is being contemplated.
Letby, who carried out her murderous acts over a year at the Countess of Chester hospital, remained in a cell beneath the Manchester court while parents delivered emotional testimonies that moved jurors, journalists, and police officers to tears. These parents spoke of the devastation brought upon their lives by the loss of their infants and their horror upon discovering that a nurse was responsible for their deaths.
Among Letby’s victims were two boys from a set of identical triplets, with their surviving brother still asking about his brothers. Another mother shared the heartbreaking story of her premature daughter, whom Letby injected with air a day after her birth. The mother, clutching a toy rabbit, described burying her daughter the day before her due date and expressed the emptiness and pain she experienced. Some survivors of Letby’s attacks now require 24-hour care, and one father referred to her as “the devil” as he recounted how she had attempted to kill his daughter twice. The girl survived but suffered blindness, brain damage, and the need for tube feeding.
Letby’s case marks her as the fourth woman in the UK to be given a “whole life tariff.” Despite maintaining her innocence, her lawyer stated at the sentencing hearing that he had no mitigating factors to offer that could reduce her sentence.
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