Adrian Rohard, defending the brothers, said they came from a family with "an infamous reputation" and were expected to fight with other siblings at Christmas "to see which child finished on top"
....what must the
prosecution have said?!
The three were each given an eight-month jail sentence suspended for two years and carry out 100 hours of unpaid work. They were also ordered to pay £428 compensation and £340 in court costs.
That'll teach 'em!
...half way through the case at Maidstone Crown Court, the judge invited them to pen their regrets before sentencing them.
I'd like to invite the judge to pen his resignation letter...
A fair result...although the sentencing lacked your experience and sagacity, JuliaM. Indeed, the Judge also failed to award payments out of public funds, for the Oglers and the actions of the other provocateur of no particular description.
ReplyDeleteYes that will teach them. Especially when they don't turn up to do the work or pay any of the money poor lambs. Seems that in UK today the greatest crime is being an innocent person but daring to defend yourself. Well that and not paying your TV licence which will bring the full force of the law down on you. Makes sense to only apply the law to those who are law abiding because they are the only ones who pay up.
ReplyDelete"Seems that in UK today the greatest crime is being an innocent person but daring to defend yourself. "
ReplyDeleteSadly true.