She was a, bright 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 0livia 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, was a kick in the teeth . and 28 year old sabina nessa was murdered in a park in south east london. she was a much loved primary school teacher. her older sister, jabina islam, called the murderer who again refused to appear a coward . taking these incidents together, these convicted murderers who refused to appear in the dock to hear their sentencing, it has put