The Attorney General has made the decision to refer the cases of the Fordingbridge Three to the Court of Appeal
Following a swift and detailed examination of the cases, the Attorney General has made the decision to refer the cases of the Fordingbridge Three to the Court of Appeal.
After receiving multiple requests to review the sentences, the Attorney General’s Office obtained copies of the papers relating to this case. These included the facts of the offending, the judge’s findings and the sentencing guidelines, which have been carefully considered.
A reference under the Unduly Lenient Scheme can only be made if a sentence is not just lenient, but likely to be unduly so.
The Court of Appeal will now decide whether the sentence imposed was unduly lenient, and whether to increase the existing sentence.
The Attorney General Richard Hermer KC says:
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