Axel Rudakubana, 18, was handed a 52-year minimum sentence for murdering three girls at a dance class, the second-longest sentence imposed by the courts in English history, but the Southport MP Patrick Hurley previously asked the attorney general to review the sentence as “unduly lenient”, saying it is “not severe enough”.
In statement, the attorney general, Lord Hermer KC, said it was understandable that he had been asked to review the sentence under the unduly lenience sentence scheme, which is designed to identify and remedy gross errors made by judges.
The sentence of the Southport killer will not be referred to the court of appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme, the attorney general has said.
Attorney general declines to refer Axel Rudakubana’s 52-year minimum sentence to unduly lenient sentence scheme.
The sentence also prompted criticism from the parent of a victim who survived the attack, who told the Sun that Rudakubana’s crimes were so horrific that he should “rot in jail” and the “law needs changing”.
