b. each of the statements are lengthy victim impact statements. the mother of baby c is giving her statement in court. the parents can all choose to stand up and read those difficult word is that they have written themselves. they can choose to have legal counsel read them for them or they can choose to do it via video link as opposed to being in the courtroom physically. lucy letby is not there, even though she is here at manchester crown court today. she has opted to remain in the holding cells and not to go into the courtroom and sit in the dock again to hear these victim impact statements. the mother of c says, i will always remember the overwhelming wave of emotion when i first held my baby. it was like nothing i had ever experienced. my tiny, feisty boy, my first born, my son. the trauma of that night will live with us forever. knowing his murderer was watching us was like something out of a horror story. there are many what ifs that keep me awake. what if i had not gone to bed