![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/new-laws-for-cowardly-killers-over-sentencing-hearings/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/130944608_index.jpg&description=The word "coward" features in many of Thursday's papers, in reference to new laws designed to force criminals to attend sentencing hearings in England and Wales. The says the legislation will "finally" see "cowardly" and "spineless criminals who refuse to hear their fate in court... dragged into the dock". There are images of four convicted killers - including the nurse Lucy Letby - who refused to attend their own hearings Image caption, "We'll see you in court, cowards" is how the sums up the change in law, which will allow custody officers to use "reasonable force" to get criminals into the dock. The move follows fresh uproar after Letby stayed in her cell last week while a judge sentenced her to life in prison for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six more Image caption, An image of Prime Minister Rishi ak talking to the mother of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was killed in a gangland shooting last year and whose killer refused to attend his sentencing hearing, is at the centre of the . Elsewhere there is a report about Tory MP Nadhim Zahawi, who is said to be "acting as a middleman between the UAE and the Barclay family" as it tries to win back control of the . A potential job as the group's chairman is at stake, the paper claims Image caption, The describes the new laws in England and Wales as a "victory for victims' families" - and notes the change follows a campaign run by Cheryl Korbel, the mother of murdered nine-year-old Olivia. "I hope she's proud of what we've done," Korbel tells the paper Image caption, Using that same word, the says "cowardly criminals will be forced into the docks" from as early as autumn, noting that is when Mr ak said the legislation could come into force. A large image of Prince Harry also appears on the front page, with the accompanying report focused on his new Netflix series Heart of Invictus Image caption, The dedicates its entire front page to the youngest son of King Charles, responding to claims he makes){kind=link}
The word “coward” features in many of Thursday’s papers, in reference to new laws designed to force criminals to attend sentencing hearings in England and Wales. The Daily Mail says the legislation will “finally” see “cowardly” and “spineless criminals who refuse to hear their fate in court… dragged into the dock”. There are images of four convicted killers – including the nurse Lucy Letby – who refused to attend their own hearings
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