Former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby became the latest criminal to be sentenced to a whole-life sentence this week, after she was found guilty of murdering seven babies. She joins a list of the country's worst killers and criminals to be handed the punishment.
Judges reserve the punishment for only the most serious crimes - mostly murder - where the level of planning, vulnerability of victims and scale of killing is particularly high.As of 31 December 2022, there were 66 whole-life prisoners, according to the Sentencing Council for England and Wales, which advises courts on sentencing guidelines.
Rose is still an inmate at HMP New Hall in West Yorkshire and was given her tariff by the then home secretary under the old system - as opposed to a judge.Maudsley was originally sentenced for murdering John Farrell - who allegedly picked him up for sex and showed him pictures of children he had sexually abused.
He has served most of his sentence in solitary confinement due to the risk he poses to other inmates.abducted and killed 13-year-old schoolgirl Milly Dowler on her way home from school in Surrey in 2002. He was arrested the day after she was reported missing when police matched his description with the man she was seen getting into a vehicle with.couldn't remember where it wasHe has never revealed where her body is hidden but police managed to find her DNA in blood and bone fragments inside his home.
Initially, he denied the murders, but eventually confessed, admitting he regretted killing the two policewomen.Before Adebolajo killed Fusilier Lee Rigby, he had been arrested for various terror-related offences, having converted to Islam in 2003. They urged horrified witnesses to call the police and ranted at them to film them while still covered in the victim's blood.
The murder took place a week before the referendum on the UK leaving the EU in June 2016, with both sides temporarily suspending their campaigns as a mark of respect.
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