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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Former minister suggests broadcasting Lucy Letby’s sentencing to her cell

Letby, 33, was convicted of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more.
Letby, 33, was convicted of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more. Photograph: Cheshire constabulary/AFP/Getty Images

Lucy Letby’s sentencing should be broadcast into her cell if she refuses to attend court, a former justice secretary has said, as the government says it is still committed to forcing criminals to face judgment in person.

Robert Buckland, a senior Conservative, said the court currently had no power to compel Letby to attend but playing the sentence into her cell could ensure she had “nowhere to hide” from justice.

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