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Lucy Letby motive: Why did serial killer nurse murder seven babies?

Prosecutors put forward several possible motives as to why Letby murdered babies

The Independent UK

What the papers say – August 22

The sentencing of serial child killer Lucy Letby dominates the front pages as she refuses to appear in court.

The Independent UK

Law change ‘at earliest opportunity’ so offenders can be forced to attend sentencing

Labour told the Conservatives to ‘get on with’ plans to compel offenders to appear in court for sentencings.

The Independent UK

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Morning Mail: poll backs rent caps, Catholic hospitals refusing abortions, Trump set US$200,000 bond

Our latest Essential poll shows three-quarters back help for tenants, and we reveal how publicly funded facilities are limiting women’s care

The Guardian - AU

Pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak for law change after ‘cowardly’ Lucy Letby avoids facing victims’ families at sentencing

Britain’s worst child killer was absent from the dock at Manchester Crown Court as she was given a whole-life term

Evening Standard

Former Missouri respiratory therapist sentenced to 18 years in prison over 2002 patient deaths

In 2002, nine patients died at Hedrick Medical Center over a several month period, a series of events that charging documents called ‘medically suspicious’

The Independent UK

Inside Low Newton: the high security prison that will house Lucy Letby

Durham facility is regarded as safe by inspectors and houses Joanna Dennehy, who also received a whole life order

The Guardian - UK

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‘Lucy Letby has destroyed our lives’ – the family victim statements

Families of Lucy Letby’s baby victims give emotional and harrowing impact statements during sentencing

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby inquiry could be upgraded to compel witnesses, No 10 indicates

Rishi Sunak facing pressure from families and medical experts to put planned inquiry on statutory footing

The Guardian - UK

Mum of Olivia Pratt-Korbel furious as Lucy Letby snubs victims’ families

Killers absence from court is a “punch in the stomach”, says Cheryl Korbel

Evening Standard

An empty dock and a final act of cowardice: inside the Lucy Letby sentencing

Victims’ parents described the pain Letby had inflicted on them – but she wasn’t there to hear them

The Independent UK

‘My arms felt so painfully empty’: parents of Lucy Letby’s victims tell court of their loss

The murderer would not appear in the dock, as families told of lives turned upside down by horror and grief

The Guardian - UK

Baby murderer Lucy Letby to spend rest of her life in jail for ‘evil’ crimes

She was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more while working in the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby refused to face her victims' families as she was given a whole-life order

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The Independent UK

The cowardly killers who refused to face their victims’ families in court

Lucy Letby was branded a coward for refusing to appear for her sentencing

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby victim was buried in woollen gown chosen as gift by killer nurse, court told

Mother of victim said she felt ‘sickened’ by the decision

The Independent UK

Killer nurse Letby has destroyed our lives, say parents of murdered triplets

The deaths in June 2016 were the ‘tipping point’ for consultants who suspected Letby was to blame.

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Lucy Letby victims’ families may receive less than £13,000 in NHS compensation

Compensation for families affected by NHS negligence is capped in law

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Where will Lucy Letby go to prison? Inside jail where killer nurse expected to spend rest of her days

Killer nurse will likely be incarcerated at HMP Low Newton, which previously housed murderer Rosemary West

The Guardian - UK

NHS’s culture of denial allowed Lucy Letby to keep killing babies

Letters: Dr Maybelle Wallis says the health service’s authoritarian management culture has to change. Plus letters from Sharon Grant, Eddie Dougall and a nurse who tried to raise a complaint

The Guardian - UK

Murderers like Lucy Letby and Harold Shipman may be attracted by caring roles

Letters: Dr Chris Clough and David Canter on people with psychopathic traits

The Independent UK

Mother of shooting victim Olivia says heart goes out to Letby victims’ families

Cheryl Korbel, the mother of schoolgirl Olivia Pratt-Korbel, has been campaigning for a change in the law to force criminals to appear in court.

Evening Standard

‘The misplaced loyalty of Lucy Letby’s friends exposes one of the biggest myths of female friendship’

The blinkered thinking of the serial killer’s childhood friends says a lot about the sometimes dark side of female friendships, writes Claire Cohen

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby victim was buried in woollen gown chosen by killer nurse, court told

The mother of Child E told Manchester Crown Court she felt ‘sickened’ by that decision.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby to be sent victim impact statements after refusing to appear in court - OLD

The judge ordered the 33-year-old be sent a transcript of his sentencing remarks and copies of the statements read out by the families of her victims.

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