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Bridger drops appeal against whole-life prison sentence
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Author:  pcernie [ Mon Jan 13, 2014 4:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Bridger drops appeal against whole-life prison sentence
http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/jan ... e-sentence

Can't help thinking he had nothing to lose there :?
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Bridger drops appeal against whole-life prison sentence
Quote:
Fewer than 50 other criminals in the UK have been handed sentences which mean they must spend the rest of their lives behind bars.

Others serving whole-life terms include the Moors murderer Ian Brady, who tortured and murdered children along with his accomplice Myra Hindley.

The fact that it is used so sparingly shows that it is appropriate.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Bridger drops appeal against whole-life prison sentence
pcernie wrote:
Can't help thinking he had nothing to lose there :?

I'm surprised he didn't carry on regardless. At the very least the hearing etc would have been a change of scenery for him.
Author:  pcernie [ Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Bridger drops appeal against whole-life prison sentence
Someone may have had a quiet word, unofficially...
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