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.
morning, and thejudge who gallery of court number seven this morning, and the judge who will decide, he has already decided about who will deliver those sentencing remarks for lucy letby which we expect to begin in the next 30 minutes. the prosecution in their opening statements this morning have asked for a whole life order. we know lucy letby will be given a significant custodial sentence. there was a mandatory life sentence in cases of murder but the prosecution say lucy letby s crimes were in their words are so premeditated and sadistic that this fulfils the characterisation of an offender who should never be released from court, we should spend the rest of her life behind bars. let me share with you some of what we have been hearing from those victim impact statements, because that really gives you a sense of what these families have been through from giving birth to often very sick premature children, to losing those children in a very distressing way, to then finding out
murder six more as she worked as a nurse on the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital. covering up a period of time ofjust 12 months, only a short part of her nursing career, on this particular trial. but of course now her full life as a nurse will be looked at. we know it is being investigated by cheshire police have led the whole inquiry into lucy letby s offending. and itjust in last hour thejudge mrjustice goss who presided over this trial made his sentencing remarks, he talked about the victims in this case, the babies that lucy letby murdered or attempted to murder, also their families as well. at past down that whole life sentence that she will spend the rest of her life in prison. this is what thejudge mrjustice rest of her life in prison. this is what the judge mrjustice goss had to say. what the udge mrjustice goss had to sa . . , ., what the udge mrjustice goss had tosa. , ., ., ., to say. lucy letby, over a period of almost 13 months to say. lucy letby,
attempted murder she would serve a whole life order. even one of those would have been enough. that means in practice is that lucy letby, 33 years old, will spend the rest of her life in prison. let s listen again to some of those sentencing remarks. here is the presiding judge in this case. bi; remarks. here is the presiding udge in this case. in this case. by their nature and number such in this case. by their nature and number such murders in this case. by their nature and number such murders and - in this case. by their nature and - number such murders and attempted murders number such murders and attempted murders hy number such murders and attempted murders by a neonatal nurse entrusted to care for them are defences entrusted to care for them are defences of very exceptional seriousness. the damaging impact of your actions seriousness. the damaging impact of your actions on others working at that hospital including those who counted that hospital including those who
lucy letby today at manchester crown court. he explained clearly that she will spend the rest of her life in prison. she did not appear to hear those sentencing remarks or any of the victim impact statements delivered, often so emotively by parents, all barristers in court this morning, and we are receiving reaction to that sentencing will stop the crown prosecution service, their senior prosecutor says today s sentence means lucy letby will never again be able to inflict the suffering she did while working as a neonatal nurse. my thoughts remain with the families of the victims who demonstrated enormous strength in the face of extraordinary suffering. i hope the trial has brought answers that have long eluded them. also the justice secretary, alex chalke mp, tweeted to say lucy letby is not