![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/parents-of-babies-killed-by-lucy-letby-say-refusal-to-attend-court-is-slap-in-the-face/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2_SWNS_LUCY_LETBY_003_IO9u3zk.jpg&description=The 33-year-old has defiantly refused to appear in the dock at Manchester Crown Court where she has been handed down a whole-life term for the ruthless killings of seven babies Parents of babies murdered by evil nurse Lucy Letby want a law change to stop 'cowardly' offenders from 'hiding' when they are being sentenced. The 33-year-old defiantly refused to appear in the dock at Manchester Crown Court where she was duly handed down a whole-life term for the seven ruthless killings. By hiding away Letby avoided being forced to listen to victim impact statements, prepared by the families of those tiny tots she murdered and harmed, explaining how she has devastated their lives. Furious MPs and parents of Letby's victims are demanding new legislation be fast-tracked to force serious offenders to 'face the music'. One dad, whose twin boys Letby tried to murder, told the Mail her refusal to appear in the dock was a 'slap in the face' for her victims. He said: "I'm so angry that Letby is refusing to come to court to hear her sentence. She is a coward and we feel cheated that she will not be present to hear exactly how her terrible actions have affected our boys and our lives. "It is a total injustice and slap in the face for us all. The British justice system needs to change, to ensure that, in the future, all victims' voices are heard by those that perpetrate such horrendous crimes." On Friday, Letby was convicted of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more at the Countess of Chester Hospital in Cheshire. She was already refusing to enter the dock and her barrister, Ben Myers KC, indicated to the judge, Mr Justice Goss, that she would not be there for sentencing. He said: "The sentencing hearing will take place whether she is present or not. The court has no power to force her to attend – therefore there is nothing I can do about it." Letby has become the the fourth woman in British legal history to be given a whole life order - joining Rosemary West){kind=link}
The 33-year-old has defiantly refused to appear in the dock at Manchester Crown Court where she has been handed down a whole-life term for the ruthless killings of seven babies
Parents of babies murdered by evil nurse Lucy Letby want a law change to stop ‘cowardly’ offenders from ‘hiding’ when they are being sentenced.
The 33-year-old defiantly refused to appear in the dock at Manchester Crown Court where she was duly handed down a whole-life term for the seven ruthless killings. By hiding away Letby avoided being forced to listen to victim impact statements, prepared by the families of those tiny tots she murdered and harmed, explaining how she has devastated their lives.
Furious MPs and parents of Letby’s victims are demanding new legislation be fast-tracked to force serious offenders to ‘face the music’. One dad, whose twin boys Letby tried to murder, told the Mail her refusal to appear in the dock was a ‘slap in the face’ for her victims.
He said: “I’m so angry that Letby is refusing to come to court to hear her sentence. She is a coward and we feel cheated that she will not be present to hear exactly how her terrible actions have affected our boys and our lives.