[2004] EWCA Crim 3315

Where an offence of cruelty to a person under 16 involved the deliberate manhandling or bullying of a child, the sentence passed had to reflect the profound public concern for the protection of children. Whilst the court had to take into account the fact the defendant had been suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder at the time of the offence, it had been unduly lenient to pass a two-year community rehabilitation order.

CA (Crim Div) (Judge LJ, Rafferty J, Dobbs J)

15/12/2004