Lucy Letby is now one of at least 70 people serving whole-life sentences in the UK. The former neonatal nurse was given 14 for the murders of seven babies and attempted murder of six others during her time at the Countess of Chester Hospital. 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. Image: Top left to right: Lucy Letby, Wayne Couzens, Stephen Port and Rose West As of 31 December 2022, there were 66 whole-life prisoners, according to the...