Why Such A Pitiful Sentence?

[youngmafbog]

This one is clearly short of a shilling.

'meticulously put together 'murder and torture kit' including 11 bottles of bleach, forensic body suit and a Stanley knife, and wrote 'to-do list' for killing a fling'

And only got 13.5 years. What a joke she is clearly a danger to the public and should never be let out.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10695711/Female-lifeguard-18-meticulously-murder-torture-kit-lover-jailed.html

[douglas9401]

13.5 years but must serve 2 in custody?

The ultimate deterrent.

[ToraToraTora]

damn savage.....etc

[barry1010]

It seems what she actually did was bite his finger, punch his face and cut his hand. She was sentenced for attempted murder which has a sentence range of 3-40 years custody.

She plotted an extravagant murder, body disposal and escape but can a person be convicted of something that never happened?

[jno]

well, attempted murder is something that never happened, so yes.

Two thirds in custody, douglas, not two years.

[douglas9401]

Odd, when I read it on my phone earlier it definitely said two years, I actually checked back before posting.

Thanks, jno.

[THECORBYLOON]

I also seen two year and it was updated to-day at 16:39.

[douglas9401]

Thanks to you too, TCL.

[davebro]

a right bunny boiler this one - sentence seems about right, I guess she will serve at least 1/2 = 6 years.

[barry1010]

At least two thirds in custody, dave, so she will serve at least 8 years in prison.

[jno]

just going back to the OP - yes, I wouldn't be happy with her back on the streets. She refused to co-operate with a psychiatric evaluation but "The psychiatrist could only say that she did not appear to have any mental health problems, learning difficulties or autism."

Can she be let out again if she simply refuses to co-operate?

[youngmafbog]

Yes, unless she is sectioned.

[youngmafbog]

//can a person be convicted of something that never happened?//

Something did happen. She planned a murder.

[barry1010]

I bet many people have plotted and planned evil deeds but never carried them out.

[pixie374]

Yes, Barry. I'm surprised she confessed to "attempted murder" from a series of notes, that she may never have carried out. Fantasists, authors... probably have worse.
Attempted murder "does" happen, but fails- and thankfully, she was stopped first. But makes what "would have happened next" the biggest question.
Plotting to kill, the injuries she committed... obviously. She did confess though, so not the full shilling, no, unless she scared herself.

[jno]

ymb, I don't think "planning" is enough, you have to actually attempt it, which she did. There's a disconnect between the manic precision of her planning and what she achieved, which was basically biting his finger. But it's no good wanting a more severe sentence for attempted murder than for one that really happened.