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Court of Appeal allows appeal of unduly lenient partly suspended sentences imposed on a respondent who assaulted and falsely imprisoned his then partner, and substitutes a three-year sentence with the balance yet to be served suspended, on the grounds that the sentence imposed in this case was unduly lenient having regard to the injuries suffered by the victim as well as the accompanying circumstances and nature of the assault.
Criminal law – sentencing – undue leniency – whether concurrent sentences of three years' imprisonment of which two and a half years were suspended for assault causing harm to his then partner and false imprisonment were unduly lenient – application by the Director of Public Prosecutions for a review of two sentences imposed on the respondent – section 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 – sentence imposed in this case was unduly lenient having regard to the injuries suffered by the Ms. S as well as the accompanying circumstances and nature of the assault – three year sentence substituted with balance suspended – appeal allowed
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