[2009] EWCA Crim 2344

A minimum term of 20 years' imprisonment imposed on a young offender convicted of murder, following an unrelenting and savage attack on an elderly, frail and vulnerable victim, was unduly lenient and was increased to 25 years. The offender had a history of targeting the elderly and there was no evidence that his judgment was substantially impaired by any mental disorder.

CA (Crim Div) (Lord Judge LCJ, Rafferty J, Henriques J)

27/10/2009