Southport attacker pleads guilty to murdering three girls | Sentenced to 52 years in prison

God knows mate. These sentences always seem to run concurrently which I presume is down to the law, but I find it frustrating in such serious cases. It's at times like this that I wish we had the American system - not saying their justice system is perfect by the way - where they give out sentences so long that even if you lived until you were 120 you'd still be locked up.
He’ll get a life sentence with a minimum number of year tariff before he’s eligible for parole, won’t he?

It’s unlikely that that parole board would grant his request, should he be lucky enough to be alive at that point.
 
I’ve just seen a live BBC report from outside the court. Absolutely scumbags have banners saying ‘children die, media lies’. Of course they are filming themselves doing it. Making it about them.

Today, of all days, wouldn’t it be nice to show some support to the families?
 
I’ve just seen a live BBC report from outside the court. Absolutely scumbags have banners saying ‘children die, media lies’. Of course they are filming themselves doing it. Making it about them.

Today, of all days, wouldn’t it be nice to show some support to the families?
Same on Sky.

Sarah Jayne being very professional and not going peaky blinder on the troll.
 
I’ve just seen a live BBC report from outside the court. Absolutely scumbags have banners saying ‘children die, media lies’. Of course they are filming themselves doing it. Making it about them.

Today, of all days, wouldn’t it be nice to show some support to the families?
It’s incredible really, but shows what there is around in society.

The reporting crews probably need a cordoned off area.
 
He’ll get a life sentence with a minimum number of year tariff before he’s eligible for parole, won’t he?

It’s unlikely that that parole board would grant his request, should he be lucky enough to be alive at that point.
It’s 27 years at his age but that will be reduced for the guilty plea.
So 45 to be considered for parole.
 
Sounds like he is one of those anomalies that come along occasionally, in that he liked the idea of violence/death for violence's sake. There have been others too and they aren't mentally insane, just an abhorrence of nature.
 
Why is anyone there in the first place? Odd.
I had this discussion with my wife in the car this morning as the harrowing evidence came out and why did they need to go through the sequence of events for the families who suffered, as he had already pleaded guilty and the Judge at that stage has made his mind up as to sentence. If it had been one of our kids would we have gone and put ourselves through it, not only inside the Court but outside it as well. Would it help us cope to go, or stay away and it was a question we just could not answer.
 
I had this discussion with my wife in the car this morning as the harrowing evidence came out and why did they need to go through the sequence of events for the families who suffered, as he had already pleaded guilty and the Judge at that stage has made his mind up as to sentence. If it had been one of our kids would we have gone and put ourselves through it, not only inside the Court but outside it as well. Would it help us cope to go, or stay away and it was a question we just could not answer.

I assume it's for transparency so his actions are known and understood to the public, both for the record and to understand the sentence handed down.

But I'm no lawyer, there's probably a formal policy for what should happen and why in these circumstances.
 
I had this discussion with my wife in the car this morning as the harrowing evidence came out and why did they need to go through the sequence of events for the families who suffered, as he had already pleaded guilty and the Judge at that stage has made his mind up as to sentence. If it had been one of our kids would we have gone and put ourselves through it, not only inside the Court but outside it as well. Would it help us cope to go, or stay away and it was a question we just could not answer.
It’s about open justice. You can’t have a judge sentencing people without the basis for that being presented to the court. The alternative is the thin end of a very dangerous wedge.
 

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