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Should This Woman Have Her Sentence Shortened?
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/// 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.
/// 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.
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.
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.
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