Man convicted of cruelty to a person has sentence increased
A man convicted of cruelty to a person, after assaulting a young family member, has had his sentence increased to three years in prison at Woolwich Crown Court.
His name is not being released in order to protect the identity of his victim.
On 22nd January 2021, the offender assaulted the victim for several hours in the family home, by hitting him with metal rods and a belt.
When the victim’s mother returned home, she took the victim to the hospital, where the matter was reported to the Police.
The offender had previously been sentenced to 22 months' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, with a 2-month curfew order.
Peter Shergill, District Crown Prosecutor with the CPS, said: “The CPS’ ambition is to secure justice in every possible domestic abuse case. As the principal prosecution service for England and Wales, we want to make sure that all victims, irrespective of background or circumstance, see justice done.
The increase in sentence in this domestic abuse case, a case that we highlighted to the Attorney General to refer to the Court of Appeal, properly reflects the seriousness of the assault.
The original decision to suspend his sentence was unduly lenient as the appropriate punishment should have been an immediate custodial sentence.”
Notes to editors
- Peter Shergill is a District Crown Prosecutor within the Crown Court Unit in CPS London South.
- The London South Crown Court Unit is a dedicated team, serving the South London, Westminster and City of London communities, prosecuting a wide range of cases deemed too serious or complex to be dealt with in the magistrates’ courts. These cases include conspiracy to murder, attempted murders (requiring the existence of an intention to kill), armed robberies, complex frauds, other serious assaults, some sexual offences (falling short rape and serious sexual offences which are dealt with by another specialist Unit), major public disorder, firearms offences and offences involving the trafficking and supply of drugs. The casework is often high-profile and the Unit frequently prosecutes large scale conspiracies to commit offences, multi-defendant trials and cases involving significant gang activity or other serious organised crime.