The mother of Olivia Pratt-Korbel said her heart goes out to the families of Lucy Letby’s victims after the killer nurse did not appear in court for her sentencing.
don t even in many cases acknowledge their crimes. in the case of lucy letby, this was particularly relevant because she did not appear in the dock to hear those statements, and hers is the latest in a number of high profile sentencing hearings here in the uk in which convicted murderers have refused to appear in the dock. they include the sentencing in the case of 35 year old zara aleena. she was an aspiring lawyer attacked while walking home from a bar in east london. her aunt farah naz said the sentencing would have been the murderer s opportunity to be human and to face his actions . his absence, she said, was a slap in the face . nine year old schoolgirl olivia pratt korbel was shot by a masked gunman inside her liverpool home. olivia s mother cheryl said the fact that her family had to re live the pain of olivia s death but the offender could choose to opt out of the sentencing
stopped earlier. her refusal to face the families whose lives she has destroyed his lead to renewed calls to compel convicted criminals to attend court for sentencing hearings. graham satchell, bbc news. more than half the ballots have been counted in ecuador s presidential election and left wing candidate luisa gonzalez has won the first round lousia gonzalez won just over 33 percent of the vote and goes through to the second round in poll position. she will face businessman daniel noboa azin in that second round in october. security has taken centre stage throughout the election campaign after the murder of anti corruption candidate fernando villavicencio , gunned down while leaving a campaign event this month. our south america correspondent katy watson says the shock of that moment came to define the campaign. it was just over a week left
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