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We can’t force Letby to attend court

We can’t force Letby to attend court

Nor should we

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Aug 21, 2023
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Why have the Telegraph and the Daily Mail led their coverage of the Lucy Letby case this morning with her expected non-appearance in court for sentencing?

The Mail quotes a father whose twin boys Letby tried to murder:

What gives her the right to refuse to come up from the cells or to tell the judge that she doesn’t intend to listen to his sentence? The l…

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