Last time today, arriving shortly before her hearing was due to begin. during letby s trial, the court was told that every time there was an unexpected death or a baby collapsed, letby had been there in person. today at her sentencing she wasn t. she stayed in the basement below the court, in herself, refusing to come to court. )let s talk to tamlin bolton a solicitor with switalskis. she represents the parents of seven of lucy letby s victims outside of the criminal proceedings. thank you forjoining us. how other families dealing? the thank you forjoining us. how other families dealing? families dealing? the families have been exceptionally families dealing? the families have been exceptionally brave families dealing? the families have | been exceptionally brave throughout the court process. they have been pragmatic and rational and allowed thejudicial pragmatic and rational and allowed the judicial system to play its role. for now though, we are giving the families space to
Letby, a nurse at the neonatal unit, killed and attacked tiny babies over a 12 month period. consultants on the unit had worn to management about her involvement. there are now questions about the delays in moving her from questions about the delays in moving herfrom clinical care, and the time it took to calling the police. today, alison kelly, the director of nursing at the hospital at the time, was suspended from her current nhs job. a public inquiry into letby s crimes has been announced. what form it will take has yet to be decided. what is really important is to actually get the inquiry right and make sure that people, the parents who face these horrific crimes, getting the justice they need, not only in the court with lucy letby, but also from the inquiry as well. letby was delivered to court for the