'Cruel, calculated' Lucy Letby to spend rest of life in prison

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Lucy Letby is given a whole life term, with no chance of parole, for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six more.

"This was a cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder," the judge says.

Letby refused to appear in court - Rishi Sunak confirms the government is planning to change the law to compel convicts to attend sentencing.

This morning, one mother said the murder of her son was "like something out of a horror story".

Other parents said their surviving children, whom Letby attempted to murder, are now disabled.

Just three other woman have ever been given whole life terms - Myra Hindley, Rosemary West, and Joanna Dennehy.