Tag #Sentencing Hearings

What are the underlying causes for offenders' refusal to attend sentencing hearings, and how do these actions impact the victims and their families?

This issue resonates deeply with victims' families, who are denied the closure of confronting their offenders in court. The absence of offenders, as seen with Lucy Letby (who murdered seven babies) and others, adds to the trauma of the grieving families. The proposed law aims to address this systematic failure to ensure victims' rights are upheld, but concerns remain about its implementation.