| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2005] All ER (D) 72 (Dec) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2005] EWHC 2781 (QB) |
| Court: | Queen's Bench Division |
| Judge: | Eady J |
| Judgment Dates: | 2 December 2005 |
Catchwords
Sentence - Mandatory life sentence - Murder - Minimum term - Reference by the Secretary of State for a minimum term to be set - , Sch 21, , para 6.
The Case
A minimum term of 18 years was set in respect of an offender who had murdered a vulnerable victim where there was evidence of sadism, gratuitous violence, or sexual maltreatment, humiliation or degradation before the killing. There was also no evidence of anything which could be described as a mitigating factor.
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