The defendant appealed his sentence for five separate assaults. The sentences had been consecutive, but the victoim had been the same on each occasion.
Held: The fact that the victim was the same was not a reason in principle why consecutive sentences should be imposed, nor that the offences took place within a domestic environment. Given the bond of trust which existed, it may be an aggravating feature. The sentence must still abide by principles applying to the totality of a sentence. The appeal was dismissed.
Judge LJ, Silber, Cox JJ
Times 15-Jan-2004
England and Wales
Updated: 29 August 2021; Ref: scu.193442