Stockport - Is There Is News Blackout?

curlyfries81 | 11:15 Mon 20th Jan 2025 | News

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The Stockport murder trial begins today - those with something to hide no doubt regard Inauguration Day as a good day to bury bad news...

I've just googled and there appears to be nothing in terms of news coverage. Wow, wow and thrice WOW!

Didn't the lives of those children count for anything?

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youngmafbog

Be along shortly no doubt along with the other sympathizers and Commies.

Untitled

"Do you think his hand was forced into pleading guilty?"

why must everything be a conspiracy? some people are determined to exploit these murders.

it was covered on the radio through the day, it's being covered by the bbc and all other networks. what else do you want?

New Judge

“Do you think his hand was forced into pleading guilty?”

I don’t think so. From what I’ve heard, his change of plea came as a complete surprise to everybody, including he judge and his own barrister.

One thing to bear in mind is that his guilty plea will entitle Mr Rudakubana to a discount off any tariff the judge sees fit to impose. The normal discount for a change of plea “at the door of the courtroom” on trial day is 10%. I hope the judge does not place too much weight on "sparing the families the trauma of a trial."

In any case, I don’t think Mr Rudakubana’s time inside - however long it may be – will be particularly comfortable. Prisoners tend not to look too favourably on people who stab to death six, seven and nine year old girls (and who would have killed quite a few more had he been more proficient).

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is the "discount" automatic newjudge or is it discretionary? i cannot imagine any judge who hasn't been pushing nails up their nose giving him a reduced sentenced if they don't have to

curlyfries81

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I hope he never experiences a moment of peace again for the remainder of his miserable life. Evil creature.

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that i agree with. he's a monster who did something irredeemable

HongKongphooey

I think this monster has pleaded guilty, so there won't be a trial just a court appearance for sentencing. I hope he is forced to stand and listen to the victim impact statements. Whole life sentence would be too good for this evil individual.

New Judge

"...is the "discount" automatic newjudge or is it discretionary?"

It's automatic and actually enshrined in legislation (s73 of the Sentencing Act, 2020). But judges have wide discretion, especially where longer sentences are involved. Section 73 includes this:

(2)The court must take into account the following matters—

(a)the stage in the proceedings for the offence at which the offender indicated the intention to plead guilty, and

(b)the circumstances in which the indication was given.

I think the judge might consider that a change of plea at such a late stage and with no notice (even to his own barrister) warrants very little in the way of discount.

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"I hope he is forced to stand and listen to the victim impact statements"

they did this for jeffrey dahmer i think. it would certainly be appropriate but dahmer famously took off his glasses so he wouldn't need to look at them. i suspect AR would do something similar... his behaviour today has been strange judging by the reports