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Court of Appeal allows appeal against the severity of sentence of twelve years' imprisonment with the final two years suspended imposed for rape, and reduces the sentence to ten years with the final three suspended, on the grounds that the excessive attention to the lies of the accused led to an error on the part of the sentencing judge, and the headline sentence of twelve years was an inappropriate starting point.
Criminal law – sentencing – appeal against the severity of twelve years' imprisonment with the final two years suspended imposed for rape – defilement and sexual assault – victim’s age at the time this offence occurred is the principle aggravating factor – excessive attention to the lies of the accused led to an error on the part of the sentencing judge – headline sentence of twelve years was an inappropriate starting point – sentence of ten years with the final three suspended substituted – appeal allowed.
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