Lucy Letby, the most prolific child serial-killer in modern British history, will be sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on Monday 21 August
, who has maintained her innocence from the start, will be sentenced by Mr Justice Goss but is not expected to be in court for the hearing or appear by video link.
Mr Justice Goss has said the sentencing hearing will take place whether she is present or not, adding that he had “no power to force her to attend … therefore there is nothing I can do about it.”
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