Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred the three to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme to ask for their sentences to be reviewed in order to ensure they reflected the seriousness of their conduct.
Three men, two women. Someone hadn't read the 'Guardian' that morning, clearly:
Following the referral to the Court of Appeal, two of the offenders have had their sentences increased.
Mills, 52, had her eight year sentence increased to ten years in prison.
Lawrence, 22, who was originally sentenced to four years in prison, will now serve seven.
Heh!
There really need to be statutory penalties laid down and then adhered to. And they need to be tough on second and third offences.
ReplyDeleteThis is refreshing news. Cheers, m’dears!
ReplyDelete"And they need to be tough on second and third offences."
ReplyDeleteIf they are tough enough on the first, there won't BE any...
"This is refreshing news."
It is indeed! One can only imagine their faces when the verdict came in... ;)