2015-10-20
"Devout Muslim" who tried to murder his wife after becoming resentful of her independence has jail term cut on appeal
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The Court of Appeal found today that the sentencing judge erred in failing to take account of any other potential mitigating factors in Ouachek's favour and, accordingly, imposed a new sentence on him of 15 years imprisonment with the final four suspended. Mr Justice Edwards, who sat with Mr Justice George Birmingham and Mr Justice Alan Mahon, quashed the existing sentence and imposed a new sentence on Ouachek of 15 years imprisonment with the final four years suspended.