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Elliott Weinstein ask if before the sentence be read could he approach the bench.   The judge granted this and Neil Entwistle with his 2 lawyers proceeded to talk to the judge.  At first I thought the nerve they were going to ask if he could do his sentence in the UK.   Then I remembered a similar situation of years ago when the same request was asked.  Upon the meeting today of Neil and his lawyers they asked the judge if he could say goodbye to his Mother, Father and Brother.   The judge allowed this.  If you noticed the way the Entwistle's were called out of court.  They were whisked of to a back room where the good-byes were said. 

How lucky for Neil to be given this privilege. A privilege not afforded his wife and daughter.  Rachels family didn't have that luxury to put their arms around her and baby Lilly.  I wiped the tears from my eyes when I heard her brother recall a incident on a school bus when they were children.  Lilly will never get to ride that bus.  This has been a long draining period for the families of Rachel and Lillian.  Their lives are changed forever.  Like her brother said other members of the family will have pictures change from year to year, but Rachel and Lilly will stay the same.  Neils mother will get to hold her son and say goodbye before their fly off to London.   It's sad also what they had to endure.  Even with yesterdays outburst I still feel for this woman.  She lost her son also.