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Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against the severity of sentence of seven years' imprisonment with the final eighteen months suspended, imposed following an assault in a public house, finding that the victim suffered life altering injuries which were the natural and probable consequences of the appellant’s actions, and no error in principle was identified.
Criminal law – sentencing – appeal against the severity of seven years' imprisonment with the final eighteen months suspended – causing serious harm contrary to s.4 of the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 – production of an article in a manner likely to intimidate contrary to s.11 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 – whether there was an error in principle and whether the sentence was fair and proportionate in all the circumstances – no error in principle – appeal dismissed.
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