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Evening Standard
Politics
Rhiannon James

Words of heartbroken mother read out in Parliament in emotional speech by MP

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks with Cheryl Korbel, the mother of Olivia Pratt-Korbel in 2023 (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Archive)

The words of Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s heartbroken mother have been spoken in Parliament by an MP, as measures to compel criminals to appear in the dock for sentencing were brought to the Commons.

In an emotional contribution, Anneliese Midgley read out Cheryl Korbel’s victim’s statement, which her nine-year-old daughter’s killer “refused to hear” in court.

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