Sentences can be referred to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney General if they are deemed to not be sufficiently severe.

SOUTHPORT killer Axel Rudakubana’s sentence has been deemed fair by the Attorney General. The teen was handed a life tariff with a minimum 52 years by a judge last month. It prompted anger that he ...

He was rightly branded a coward by one of the family members gathered, whose dignity shone out in comparison with Rudakubana's utter gutlessness. If Olivia's law had been in place, there is ...

and extensive contact with law enforcement, social services, and mental health agencies, the violent teenager's escalating danger was not sufficiently addressed. Reportedly, a week before the attack, ...

Axel Rudakubana did not get a whole-life sentence because international law has prevented it, a Cabinet minister has suggested. Defence Secretary John Healey suggested a UN convention on children ...

Axel Rudakubana did not get a whole-life sentence because international law has prevented it, a Cabinet minister has suggested. Defence Secretary John Healey suggested a UN convention on children’s ...

Labour's Patrick Hurley has asked the attorney general to review if the sentence was "unduly lenient" claiming it does not "reflect the crimes committed". Rudakubana plead guilty to the murders of ...

Within minutes of the sentence being passed by Mr Justice Goose, Southport MP Patrick Hurley put in a request for a review of the punishment handed to Rudakubana. The Attorney General's Office ...

The 52-year prison sentence of Axel Rudakubana is to be reviewed following ... "I have therefore made a request to the attorney general to have the sentence reviewed urgently, with a view to ...

Rudakubana’s lawyer Stan Reiz KC revealed prison staff had raised concerns over his wellbeing and his ability “to be in a high-pressure situation”. “He has not eaten for a number of days ...