A schoolgirl who killed a talented musician has been jailed for five years after she admitted manslaughter as a result of diminished responsibility.
The 15-year-old girl killed Nimroy Hendricks, 24, in Crawley, west Sussex before she was arrested by police. Alongside her custodial sentence she will also have to an extra four years on extended licence.
The girl, who lived in Crawley, cannot be named for legal reasons.
Of course not. Because then, we might have some warning when she gets out in (probably under) five years, and that will never do...
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: 'She appeared at court last July charged with murder following an investigation by the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team.
'However, expert medical practitioners for the defence and prosecution agreed that that at the time of the offence, the defendant was suffering from a significant abnormality of mind and so the Crown accepted a guilty plea to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
'She was then remanded for pre-sentencing reports.'
Ah, reports. Does anyone bother to read them?
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Wolstenholme from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team said: 'If you have information about individuals or groups carrying knives in Sussex or anywhere, please tell the police and prevent another family suffering the unimaginable pain that the loss of Nim has caused.'
Why would anyone bother?
"....the defence and prosecution agreed....." .
ReplyDeleteAh, the justice system in action, with the prosecution happy getting a conviction, while staying within the CPS allocated budget; the (probably legal aid funded) defence happy in obtaining a lesser charge for their client; the little shit happy with receiving a lesser sentence; and the bench happy for giving punishment based on the evidence put before it. The only people not happy are the families of the victim, as victims and relatives don't count. She will be free while still in her teens, having learnt that offenders can also play the victim card and, literally, get away with murder.
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Yep, what Penseivat said. This is another CPS classic.
ReplyDeleteIf they were prosecuting Hitler they'd accept a plea to a breach of Health & Safety Regulations (all that gas can't be healthy) and that would still count as a 'win' in their demented performance assessment system.
When she gets out, chances are she still won't even be old enough to drink. If there was any real justice, she would be in until after menopause
ReplyDeleteIt goes without saying that anyone committing such an offence has 'a significant abnormality of mind' and 'diminished responsibility'. These terms should never be accepted as a form of defence, they are, at best, merely an explanation.
ReplyDelete"Ah, the justice system in action..."
ReplyDeleteI looked up 'action' in the dictionery and I'm not sure it matches...
"If they were prosecuting Hitler they'd accept a plea to a breach of Health & Safety Regulations..."
I'd LOVE to hear the mitigation, wouldn't you?
"These terms should never be accepted as a form of defence, they are, at best, merely an explanation."
Or a warning.