convictions that lucy letby will serve a whole life sentence. that means as he was saying the early release provisions will not apply. it means in simple terms, lucy letby, 33 years of age, will spend the rest of her life in prison. but you couldn t see of course they the at the farm the camera trained very firmly on thejudge at the farm the camera trained very firmly on the judge mrjustice goss firmly on the judge mrjustice 6055 but as he delivered the remarks there was silence in court, many of there was silence in court, many of the families who were gathered in the families who were gathered in the public gallery watching those sentencing remarks being delivered were crying as they heard mrjustice goss speak. for them it is the culmination of a process, a trial process which has lasted almost ten months but a process, an ordeal which began in 2015 and 2016 for some of them, the birth of their premature babies, the death of those babies and then discovering that one of the nurses wh
support, somebody to talk to, online resources, look at the bbc news app and website. and look for the action liner. you will find lots of groups and organisations that might be able to give you help and support action line. i mention that before talking about the victim impact statements. some of those details. and those that have really stuck in the mind is where parents were talking about the deaths of babies and notjust the role lucy letby had in murdering those babies but also the role as a nurse she had in the final moments of their lives and their deaths. one mother was talking in court about how she wore around her neck her baby s hand and footprints, knowing that lucy letby,
it has been almost ten months of this trial. she was in court 11; days when she gave evidence. the parents of the babies will have seen her then and as we heard from victim statements, impact statements read out in court earlier, that was traumatic enough in itself, having to see this nurse, who seemingly cared for their babies, but was responsible for their murder, attempted murder, seeing them in court, distressing. it has been an emotional day in court, hearing from the families, the public gallery packed with people crying. and some of the jury were there, they do not have to be in court today but some of them clearly wanted to be there to see this sentencing from the judge. there have been strong words from justice goss. he said when she killed seven babies and attempted to killed seven babies and attempted to kill six others, he talked about how some were just a day old, a few days
33 year old nurse convicted of murdering seven babies in her care at the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital and attempting to murder six more. thejudge, justice goss, delivered his sentencing and his remarks and i will bring you part of that again. lucy letby, on each of the seven offences lucy letby, on each of the seven offences of lucy letby, on each of the seven offences of murder lucy letby, on each of the seven offences of murder and - lucy letby, on each of the seven offences of murder and these . lucy letby, on each of the seven i offences of murder and these seven offences offences of murder and these seven offences of offences of murder and these seven offences of attempted offences of murder and these seven offences of attempted murder, - offences of murder and these seven offences of attempted murder, i- offences of attempted murder, i sentence offences of attempted murder, i sentence you offences of attempted murder, i sentence you to offences
yesterday on the bbc and i repeat it today i think the ramifications of this for society and for the health system will be very long reaching and my initial reaction is i think many people in the country will share that it is an absolute disgrace that she wasn t there to face up to what she has done. we will i hope change the law to make sure that defendants here exactly what is said to them, whether that be through the use of technology or be through the use of technology or be in the dock in person and we have to find a way they don t exert control over the sentencing process and make it all about them, but they should face what they have done and it is a disgrace that lucy letby.