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Court of Appeal, on the application of the prosecution, determines that a sentence of three years and six months imprisonment, with two years and nine months suspended, was unduly lenient for an offence of assault causing harm where a taxi driver was assaulted in the head with a bottle, and substitutes a sentence of four years imprisonment with the final two years suspended, on the grounds that the sentencing judge erred in suspending such a large portion of the original sentence.
Offence: Assault causing harm
Original sentence: Three years and six months imprisonment, with final two years and nine months suspended.
Appeal by prosecution - alleged undue leniency - assault causing harm - assault of taxi driver with beer bottle - threat to stab - 41 previous convictions - other assault conviction - violence and public order - psychological report - gravity of offence - offence committed while on bail - failure to co-operate with probation services - victim impact statement.
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