00:00 The defendant, Lucy Letby, has refused to attend court for this sentence hearing.
00:07 Accordingly, I have to sentence her in her absence.
00:12 Lucy Letby, over a period of almost 13 months between June 2015 and June 2016,
00:21 you murdered seven babies and attempted to murder six others.
00:30 You acted in a way that was completely contrary to the normal human instincts of nurturing and caring for babies.
00:40 But in each case, you deliberately harmed them, intending to kill them.
00:46 There was premeditation, calculation, and cunning in your actions.
00:53 You specifically targeted twins and latterly triplets.
00:59 Some of your victims were only a day or a few days old.
01:05 This was a cruel, calculated, and cynical campaign of child murder.
01:12 During the course of this trial, you have coldly denied any responsibility for your wrongdoing
01:19 and sought to attribute some fault to others.
01:22 You have no remorse. There are no mitigating factors.
01:27 Lucy Letby, on each of the seven offences of murder and the seven offences of attempted murder,
01:34 I sentence you to imprisonment for life.
01:38 Because the seriousness of your offences is exceptionally high,
01:42 I direct that the early release provisions do not apply.
01:47 The order of the court, therefore, is a whole life order on each and every offence,
01:55 and you will spend the rest of your life in prison.
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