Letby was convicted on Friday of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more during her shifts at a neonatal unit.
Lucy Letby will be sentenced on Monday for murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more
The arrest of Lucy Letby, who was found guilty of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others Whole-life orders are the most severe punishment available in the UK criminal justice system, for those who commit the most serious crimes. “If that requires the use of lawful enforcement, so be it. If she continues to refuse, that will only strengthen our resolve to change the law as soon as we can.”Earlier this year, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk said the Government is “committed” to changing the law so criminals are compelled to attend their sentencing hearings.
Steve Brine expressed concern that the non-statutory independent inquiry, announced by the Government, will not have the power to compel witnesses, and could drag on for years and “disappear down a rabbit hole”, he told BBC Radio 4’s Broadcasting House.
He told the Guardian that deaths could arguably have been avoided from as early as February 2016 if executives had “responded appropriately” to an urgent meeting request from concerned doctors.Letby was arrested at her semi-detached home in Westbourne Road, Chester, at 6am on July 3 2018.A note found in the house of Lucy Letby, which was shown at her trial
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