is well aware of the impact this has had on those families. when you are giving evidence in court you are being questioned by barristers, kings council and pulled the prosecution and defence side. it is not the moment where you really get to say what you want to say. it is the moment and perhaps you are being asked details, factual details about what happened that night, but it is not the moment during the evidential stage where you really get to tell people how this has made you feel, how this has affected your whole life, the lives of your may be surviving children that is why this particular point is so important because it is the moment that those families can say that they want to say, families whose identities are made anonymous through this process, and those impact statements are continuing. we will hear several more of them this morning before the judge moves on and handstand that sentence to lucy letby.
effective for ever. baby g s parents saying what she outlives us, who will care for her then? the condition affects every aspect of their lives. even the children that lucy letby did not manage to kill, their lives have been changed forever. , ., their lives have been changed forever. , . ., ., forever. they have, and some of these details forever. they have, and some of these details we forever. they have, and some of these details we are forever. they have, and some of these details we are hearing - forever. they have, and some of. these details we are hearing really explain some of the ongoing difficulties that those parents and those families have. this is something that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. it is worth reflecting for a moment on how powerful and how eloquent these victim impact statements from these families who have had to give evidence during this trial, but now you re having to really lay bare their emotions in order to let the judge know, mrju
here in southern california, but in arizona we have seen some heavy rain and places like las vegas, nevada, they have seen heavy rain and flooding, as well. let s return to our top story where lucy letby is being sentenced at manchester crown court. personal statements are being made to the judge. we have heard a number already. let s try and cross now to our correspondent, anna foster. as the minutes go by we are hearing more and more devastating details of how these families who lost their very young babies have been affected. we very young babies have been affected. ~ ., ., , , affected. we are. court number seven is full for the
had to go through because they are making their victim impact statements now, but most of them have also had to give evidence in court. they had to endure the deaths of their babies, then they had to go through a very complex, detailed legal process where they were asked by both the prosecution and the defence about that night, about what they remember, about the details, reliving them once again and doing that for a final time in the courtroom as they continue to deliver these victim impact statements. we will hear them from all of the parents of the babies that lucy letby was convicted of either murdering or attempting to murder, then thejudge either murdering or attempting to murder, then the judge will hand on that sentence for lucy letby, convicted murderer, the most prolific killer of children in modern british history, and she will not be in that courtroom to hear those sentencing remarks, and ultimately descent and she will be given. we ultimately descent and she will be civen.
those babies. at the prosecution said, premeditated sadistic crimes, crimes of both the severity and quantity that is very deserving of a whole life order. of course, as we have been saying some of the crime of murder in english and welsh law has a mandatory life sentence attached to it. within sentencing guidelinesjudges attached to it. within sentencing guidelines judges can decide what the minimum term should serve would be, but as we expect, the prosecution are causing for lucy letby to serve a whole life sentence in respect of these crimes and when the judge delivered in respect of these crimes and when thejudge delivered his in respect of these crimes and when the judge delivered his sentencing remarks later on today he will explain the sentence he is handing down and also explain the reasons for its. that is something we will hearin for its. that is something we will hear in the next few hours. we are building bringing you the details of those victim impact statements, which are