Letby was arrested in 2018. After her arrest, officers found several notes in her home. It stated, among other things: “I killed them on purpose because I am not good enough to take care of them. I am a very bad person.” But the police also found notes on which she wrote that she was innocent.

During the trial, the nurse denied all allegations. She cited poor hygiene and staffing problems at the hospital.

Letby was not present in court and did not follow up on the case via video link from the prison.

This means that she did not hear the victim’s statement. Relatives and other victims told the court how the crime affected them and those around them. She also missed the judge’s interpretation of her sentence.

“I will make the comments as if they were present,” the judge said. And I’ll make sure she gets a copy of that and her victim impact statement.”

Partly because of this issue, the call for suspects to be compelled to attend judgment at their trial is rising. Earlier this year, the British government, according to BBC News Already decided to enter a code for this. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed on Monday that the government intends to amend the law in this regard.