'It can’t be right that you receive a sentence that’s 10 years lighter, just because you pulled the knife from the kitchen drawer, rather than from your pocket.'
Julie said: “As soon as we were told that the sentence that would be handed out to our daughter’s killer would be starting at a point ten years less than if she was killed out on the street, we were horrified. Domestic Homicides often use ‘overkill’, which is more force than is necessary. In Poppy’s case, she endured 49 knife wounds and over 100 injuries altogether.
“These facts appear to be ignored by the justice system as it stands. By having a minimum starting tariff at 15 years, these victim’s lives are diminished. It sends a very clear message to families and the public that those lives were worth less than those taken outside.” Deputy Mayor Alison Lowe OBE said: “I completely empathise with the situation that the family continue to face and how the sentencing guidelines have further impacted their lives. I am also aware of the Government’s Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review, but we are yet to see the findings and recommendations, which were personally promised to Poppy’s mother by the now Deputy Prime Minister.
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