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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Namita Singh and Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Lucy Letby news – latest: Serial killer nurse ‘refuses to sit in dock’ as she is set to be sentenced

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Police footage shows neonatal unit in hospital where Lucy Letby worked

The sentencing for nurse Lucy Letby, the most prolific child serial killer in modern British history, is underway, yet the baby murderer is not in the dock.

The 33-year-old was found guilty on Friday of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder six others when she was working on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016. She deliberately injected newborns with air, force-fed others milk, or poisoned them with insulin.

Letby is being sentenced on Monday from 10am at Manchester Crown Court and could be handed a rare whole-life order by judge Mr Justice Goss.

However, the nurse indicated to her legal team last week that she would not take any part in the hearing, while the judge said the court has no power to force a defendant to attend a sentencing.

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