nine year old school garg 0livia pratt korbel who was shot by a masked gunman inside her home in liverpool, her mother said the fact that the family had to relive the pain of 0livia s death but the offender could choose to opt out of the sentencing was in her words kick in the teeth. then it was 28 year old sabina nessa who was murdered in a park in south east london. she was a primary school teacher and her older sister called the murderer who refused to appear a coward. this is something which of course has really attracted a lot of public attention because the whole point of a trial in front of a jury of one s peers, the point of sentencing victim impact statements, sentencing victim impact statements, sentencing remarks, when you hear later on thejudge mr sentencing remarks, when you hear later on the judge mrjustice goss address those sentencing remarks he will speak as if lucy letby was in the dock to hear them but she won t be and that means there has been