Should This Woman Have Her Sentence Shortened?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2327053/Mairead-Philpott-set-appeal-length-jail-sentence-killing-children-defence-lawyer-says-role-substantial-judge-assessed.html

[China Doll]

I read the judges summoning up and thought she got it pretty much spot on and seemed very sensible. So no, I think it seems about right to me.

[mikey4444]

No !

[anotheoldgit]

jake-the-peg

/// Section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 ('DVCV Act') ,causing or allowing the death of, or causing or allowing serious physical harm to be suffered by, a child under the age of 16 ///

/// Would have been a more appropriate charge from what I heard - that carries a maximum sentence of 14 years. ///

Six counts of = 84 years, yeh that sounds about right.

[Zeuhl]

Great logic there aog

So if the penalty for shoplifting is 1 year, and someone is convicted of 85 offences

In your system, the shoplifter will go to prison for longer than Mairead Philpott

Yeah right!

Don't give up the day job

[FredPuli43]

The Domestic Violence (etc) Act 2004 charge is not appropriate. It's to meet the cases of parents who blame one another for inflicting deliberate suffering on a child, the problem being that, before, the jury couldn't convict either. Now they can convict both because both must have allowed it, whichever actually inflicted the injuries.

That the woman was convicted of manslaughter speaks for itself. No "allowing" comes into the case anyway, but the maximum for manslaughter is life, against 14 years for the other offence.

[grumpyman]

Yes the maximum sentence for manslaughter is life, but life should mean life your inside until they take you out to bury you!
THIS EVIL WOMAN SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED OUT OF PRISON, she is as bad as Brady and the Yorkshire Ripper.Make sure she dies in prison!!!

[Zeuhl]

Grumpy

Why are you playing down the crimes of Jack the Ripper and the Yorkshire Ripper?

Are you a fan of theirs?

[baza]

was Jack the ripper ever caught?

[Zeuhl]

Forget Jack the Ripper

Grumpy thinks Ian Brady is the same as MAiread

That's an insult to the kids he tortured to death

[emmie]

no she shouldn't