The appellant pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm, assault occasioning actual harm and theft. He was sentenced to a total of 7 years imprisonment. The appellant met the complainant when he was 33, and she was 13. She was in care and vulnerable, with the mental age of a…
The appellant changed his plea to guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm and was sentenced to 37 months’ imprisonment. The victim was a police officer who approached the appellant after hearing him shout at staff at a train station. The appellant was asked to leave, as he had no money…
The appellant appealed against 2 years’ imprisonment imposed for an offence of inflicting grievous bodily harm. Issue was taken with the starting point, and that there was insufficient account taken of the significant provocation which led to the commission of the offence. The complainant had been drinking and the appellant…
The appellant pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm and was sentenced to 3 years and 7 months’ imprisonment. As the appellant was leaving a club the victim was re-entering, but as the appellant blocked his path the victim placed his hand on the appellant’s shoulder in order to move…