COWARDLY criminals like Lucy Letby will be forced to attend their own sentencing hearings, Rishi Sunak has announced today. Judges will get extra powers to order them to come up from the cells R…
and Justice Secretary this morning spoke to families of victims where their killer has refused to show up for their sentencing.“It is unacceptable that some of the country’s most horrendous criminals have refused to face their victims in court. They cannot and should not be allowed to take the coward’s way out.
“That’s why we are giving judges the power to order vile offenders to attend their sentencing hearings, with those who refuse facing being forced into the dock or spending longer behind bars.” Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Alex Chalk KC, said: “Every time a cowardly criminal hides from justice by refusing to appear in the dock for their sentencing it is another insult to their victims and their families.
“Our reforms will give judges the power to order offenders to come to court to hear the impact of their crimes directly from victims, so that they begin their sentences with society’s condemnation ringing in their ears.” Top judges will be able to give them an extra two years on top of their sentence without having to charge them with contempt of court - currently a lengthy and complicated procedure which doesn't apply to sentencing hearings.
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