The applicant was convicted of two counts of attempted kidnap and sentenced to an extended sentence of 6 years, comprising a custodial term of 4 years and 6 months. The offending was two separate offences of attempting to kidnap two young girls on the same day. The judge concluded that…
The appellant was convicted of wounding with intent and kidnap after trial. He was sentenced to a 20 year extended sentence comprising a custodial term of 16 years. The sentence was structured so that the totality of the offending was reflected in the extended sentence in respect of the wounding…
The appellant was convicted of kidnap and sentenced to eleven years imprisonment. The Courtof Appeal outlined a number of relevant cases as there are no sentencing guidelines for this offence, saying “each kidnap is fact sensitive and kidnaps create difficult sentencing decisions for any sentencing judge”. The Court concluded that…