18 Years For Murder Of Little Elsie. Long Enough?

[ladybirder]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5057913/Gay-father-murdered-adopted-daughter-jailed.html

[hereIam]

No, I was hoping he'd get 30.

[Mamyalynne]

No amount of time could ever be enough, the Court has decided.

[ummmm]

He got life with a minimum of 18 years so could be in for longer.

I'm sure they'll be loads saying we should bring back hanging...

[douglas9401]

That's along time to try and stay alive.

[jno]

I look forward to the first post mentioning soap and showers.

[Gromit]

Shocking and horrible.

A minimum of 18 years seems right.

[Lie-in King]

As a minimum, that seems about right for this evil man.

[anneasquith]

18 years for murder of a baby in barbaric circumstances, life should mean life, if we hear anything suspicious re babies/ children please report it .

[douglas9401]

Soap and showers.

[corylus]

What a despicable creature he is to do that to a child that he is 'supposedly' rearing.

[-SharonA-]

The husband has been very quiet on the matter. Were they living together? Did he not notice anything amiss??

[ummmm]

The husband worked away a lot and accidents, bumps, bruises were explained like everyday clumsy toddler stuff.

[mushroom25]

https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sentencing-remarks-r-v-scully-hicks.pdf

very uncomfortable reading. but it does explain the judge's reasoning as to length of minimum term.

[ladybirder]

Thanks for that mushroom.
Does anybody know what's happened to the other adopted child?

[emmie]

i would hang the bstard

[mikey4444]

Good ....I have no sympathy with this dreadful man at all.

[hereIam]

Me too em.

[andres]

Lethal injection .What point is there in keeping him alive.?

[naomi24]

Too long. A short sharp lethal injection administered asap would be better – and if anyone tells me that’s an emotional reaction, it isn’t.

[sp1814]

mushroom25

Yes, thanks. I read the whole of that. I think that 18 years in the circumstances (talking into account the aggravating and mitigating factors) is about right.