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Parents' anger at killer's freedom

8:00am Thursday 24th November 2011

THE parents of a young soldier who was killed by a single punch spoke of their heartbreak last night after learning that their son’s killer is to be released – after serving only 15 months in jail.

Family anger at killer's sentence

8:00am Saturday 27th August 2011

THE family of a father-of-three who died after being punched outside a pub last night called for tougher sentences for manslaughter after his attacker received a threeyear jail sentence.

How can this be justice for Daniel?

8:00am Saturday 9th July 2011

THE parents of a teenage boy who died after being struck by a single punch in an unprovoked street attack last night described the three-year sentence given to his killer as "incomprehensible".

Parents calling for sentence overhaul

9:04am Monday 29th November 2010

THE parents of a soldier whose killer’s jail term will not be increased on appeal have called for a complete overhaul of sentencing guidelines.

No prison sentence increase for killer

8:08am Tuesday 23rd November 2010

A TEENAGER who was jailed for two-and-a-half years for killing a soldier in a nightclub will not have his sentence increased.

‘One-punch killers must get sentence to fit crime’

8:38am Friday 19th November 2010

JAIL terms for one-punch killers must fit their crime, the Government’s chief legal advisor said last night.