A British judge denounced former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby’s “deep malevolence and sadism” Monday as he sentenced her to life in prison with no chance of parole.
A British judge denounced former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby’s “deep malevolence and sadism” Monday as he sentenced her to life in prison with no chance of parole for murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more. But Justice James Goss—and parents who delivered devastating victim impact statements—were speaking to an empty chair. Letby refused to attend the sentencing hearing, and authorities say they plan to change the law so offenders can be forced to attend such hearings, the BBC reports. The 33-year-old is “not just a murderer but a coward, who failure to face her victims’ families—refusing to hear their impact statements and society’s condemnation—is the final insult,” tweeted Justice Secretary Alex Chalk.
