The prime minister told Cheryl Corbel, the mother of the killed nine-year-old Olivia Prat-Corbel, that he would give the judges powers to force criminals to appear at the harbor when convicted.
Thomas Keshman, the gunman who killed Olivia as she chased away a drug dealer who tried to encounter her home in Ash, Liverpool, did not appear in court to hear his life sentence in April 2023.
The law is expected to be made in the bill for the victims, courts and public protection, which will be laid in parliament over the next few months.
The legislation will aim to “strengthen the police in the community, to give the police greater the authority to deal with antisocial behavior and to strengthen support for victims,” according to the King’s speech.
During the questions of justice in municipalities on Tuesday, Mahmoud said the criminals “add an insult to the injury” without attending the hearing of the sentence.
She said she had met with Olivia’s mother, who campaign to change the law after her daughter’s death.
She told the deputies: “I will be legislative to give the judges the right to order the presence of hearing for a sentence and I will explain in the law that reasonable power can be used to make sure that this is happening.
“Last week, the Prime Minister met with Cheryl Corbel to discuss these proposals and we will ensure that the families of other victims were involved before the bill was installed in front of the Chamber.”
Labor MP Anelis Midgie said: “Cheryl is pleased that the government is committed to applying Olivia’s law without delay.
“Can the minister guarantee that Cheryl is involved in the development of this law, puts victims and their families at the heart of the justice system?”
D -Mahmoud replied: “We have committed to introducing this legislation before that summer, and of course, I will consult with Olivia’s family, as well as with the families of other victims, where the presence of hearing a sentence created problems.”
Last week, a speaker of number 10 said the murderers who refused to face sorrowful families in court are “beyond the cowardly”, but if the defendants are “purposefully destructive” or “offensive” during production, then their presence may Not appropriate.
Downing Street was asked if the plans might need to be rethought in order to report the defendants as the Sapport killer Axel Rudakubana, who repeatedly called and interrupted production of his sentence last week.