The Cell
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Tarsem Singh |
| Film series | The Cell |
| Budget | 33 million USD |
| Costume design | Eiko Ishioka |
| April Napier | |
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| ID | 2592961 |
About The Cell
Catherine Deane, a female psychotherapist, delves into the mind of a comatose serial killer using experimental technology to find and save his next victim.
Sgt Matt Ratana: Coroner records verdict of unlawful killing
... A second bullet struck him in the thigh before De Zoysa was wrestled to the ground by other officers, as a third round hit The Cell wall...
I was innocent - but it cost me £500,000 to prove it
... " When I was put in The Cell, I sat there all night and just cried and cried...
Five alleged Russian spies appear in London court
... Mr Roussev is alleged to have organised and managed The Cell s spying operations from the UK...
Lucy Letby absence from sentencing 'one final act of wickedness from a coward'
... She suggested sentencing proceedings be played into The Cell holding the criminal, with a two-way camera so that those in court could see their reaction...
Ukrainian prisoners of war say they were tortured at Russian prison
... " They might not have liked how you left The Cell, or you weren t quick to get out, or your arms were too low or your head was too high...
Why Pakistanis are taking the dangerous Libya route to Europe
... Sixteen men sit side by side on the cement floor, damp is seeping through the walls, a single fan whirs behind The Cell bars, and there is one toilet behind a low wall...
How desperate US prisoners try to escape deadly heat
... Though he never tried, Johnson said he even saw some inmates drinking because it was a few degrees cooler than what came from The Cell s sink...
Danish vlogger: 'My guilt over being traded in Iranian prisoner swap'
... Mr Kjems said he was in The Cell the day when Boroughani was informed of his death sentence...
Lucy Letby absence from sentencing 'one final act of wickedness from a coward'
By Aoife WalshBBC News
The mother of two of Lucy Letby's victims said her refusal to appear for sentencing was " just one final act of wickedness from a coward".
In statements read to The Court , The Victims ' families said they felt disrespected by her absence.
Calls are growing for the government to change The Law to compel convicts to attend sentencing.
Rishi Sunak said it was " cowardly that people who commit such horrendous crimes do not face their victims".
Letby murdered seven babies and tried to kill six more while working at The Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016.
The 33-year-old's case is the latest in a series of high-profile trials where convicted murderers have refused to turn up, including The Killers of Zara Aleena in London and nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool.
The mother of Child E, who died, and Child F, who survived, told The Court that Letby has " repeatedly disrespected my boy's memory".
Hitting out at Letby's refusal to attend the sentencing hearing, The Woman said: " Even in these final days of The Trial she tried to control things, the disrespect she has shown the families and The Court show what type of person she is.
" We have attended court day in and day out, yet she decides she has had enough, and stays in her cell, just one final act of wickedness from a coward.
" I would like to thank Lucy for taking The Stand and showing The Court what she is really like once the 'nice Lucy' mask slips.
" It was honestly The Best thing she could have done to ensure Our Boys got the justice they deserve. "
Addressing Letby's absence from court as he sentenced her to, Mr Justice Goss said he would " deliver the remarks As If she is present to hear them" and that the 33-year-old would be sent a copy of his remarks and The Victim impact statements from the families.
Baby serial killer Lucy LetbyAsked about Letby's absence from The Court room, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was " cowardly" when convicts " do not face their victims and hear first-hand the impact that their crimes have had on them and their families and loved ones".
He added that his government is looking to change The Law to compel people to attend their sentencing which was something that " we'll bring forward in due course".
Farah Naz, Ms Aleena's aunt, said it is vital offenders are present so that victims feel heard.
Speaking to Bbc Breakfast ahead of Letby's sentencing, Ms Naz said her family felt " disenfranchised" when Jordan McSweeney, 29, refused to attend sentencing last December after he admitted to killing Ms Aleena in Ilford, East London .
He attacked the 35-year-old as she walked home from a Night Out on 26 June 2022. She was later found in the Early Hours having been badly beaten and died later That Day .
She Said reading out victim impact statements in The Presence of The Convict is the " only Time In which The Victims have a part in the justice system. And we need to have a part in the justice system in order to feel heard, in order to feel some sense of retribution".
The convicted person's absence from court is " So Far removed from that justice process, then it just feels a little farcical" she told Bbc Breakfast .
Speaking about McSweeney's court absence, She Said : " We needed to look at him and make him uncomfortable. He needed to see us, he needed to see what he did. There's never going to be a moment in his life now where he gets to hear what he did. "
Ms Naz said she feels " sad and angry" for the families that delivered their victim impact statements in Letby's absence.
Convicted criminals should be forced to face The Victims and listen to the impact their offence had on their lives, She Said .
" The Power [to not attend the hearing] should be Taken Away . When someone murders your loved one they're taking power, so we should Take That away. It's exactly what needs to be Taken Away when exercising justice, " Ms Naz added.
She suggested sentencing proceedings be played into The Cell holding The Criminal , with a two-way camera so that those In Court could see their reaction.
However, Kirsty Brimelow KC, chair of The Criminal Bar Association , said forcing an offender to go to court could " massively increase risk to everybody around that prisoner".
" I think it's unlikely to work. You should never underestimate the capability and capacity of somebody to disrupt court proceedings, " she told Bbc Breakfast .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
