Justice James Goss could level the most severe sentence possible under British law by imposing multiple life terms to ensure that Letby will spend the rest of her life behind bars.
Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies. PIC/AP
A judge on Monday was set to sentence Lucy Letby, the most prolific child killer in modern UK history, for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others while working as a neonatal nurse at a hospital in northern England.
Justice James Goss could level the most severe sentence possible under British law by imposing multiple life terms to ensure that Letby will spend the rest of her life behind bars. Following 22 days of deliberation, a jury at Manchester Crown Court convicted Letby, 33, of killing the babies over a yearlong period that saw her prey on the vulnerabilities of sick newborns and their anxious parents.
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The victims died in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England between June 2015 and June 2016. Letby did not attend the hearing, fuelling anger from the families of victims, who wanted her to listen to statements read out in court by the parents of her victims about the devastation caused by her crimes.
Politicians and victim advocates have called for changes in the law to force criminals to appear for sentencing after several high-profile convicts chose not to face their victims. Letby was on duty in all of the cases, with prosecutors describing her as a “constant malevolent presence” in the neonatal unit when the children collapsed or died.
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