[2009] EWCA Crim 2106

A community order with a number of requirements was substituted for a term of imprisonment where the offender, who had started a fire at her parents' home, had only intended to set fire to her mother's coat, had no relevant previous convictions, suffered from mental health problems and alcohol dependency and had caused only limited damage to the house.

CA (Crim Div) (Elias LJ, Simon J, Coulson J)

10/09/2009