Chris Grayling orders review of ‘single punch’ killings – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 8th, 2014 in assault, homicide, news, sentencing by tracey

‘Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary, has ordered a review of the way criminals who kill with a single punch are punished by the courts. The Government’s intervention – which could have a far-reaching impact on the way all types of manslaughter are sentenced – came after judges refused to increase the sentence handed down to an attacker who killed a disabled man.’

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Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk