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Teenage boys put behind bars after sentences ruled unduly lenient in Fordingbridge rape case
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Two teenage boys detained for rape as court of appeal overrules ‘lenient’ sentences | UK criminal justice
Two 15-year-old boys who escaped custody for raping two girls were sentenced to four years in prison after an appeals…
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‘Cruel’ daughter who stole £43,000 from her dementia-stricken mother is spared jail – as judge says he was forced to give ‘lenient’ sentence due to Labour’s soft justice rules
A judge has hit out at Labour’s ‘soft justice’ sentencing reforms after he was forced to bail an accounts manager…
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Family of grandmother killed by illegal e-bike rider says judge ‘failed to send message’ in teen’s lenient sentencing
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Fordingbridge rape sentences for teen boys ‘unduly lenient, says Jess Phillips
“The truth is that for nearly 10 years we have allowed young people, especially young men, to be experimented on…
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Boys’ sentences for 11 counts of rape ‘too lenient’
Three teenage boys who raped two girls in separate attacks were given “very lenient” sentences, a police chief said. The…
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Crime victims and bereaved families given more time to challenge lenient sentences
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Victims and bereaved families to get more time to challenge ‘unduly lenient’ sentences | Sentencing
Under the changes announced by David Lammy, victims and bereaved families will be given six months to challenge “overly lenient”…
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Man who murdered pregnant girlfriend given whole-life order after court rules 42-year term too lenient | Violence against women and girls
An appeals court ruled that a man who killed his pregnant girlfriend after being released from prison on leave should…
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Double murderer Shaine March given whole life order after sentence ruled too lenient
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