2016-10-06
Murderer avoids sentence extension for "appalling act of thuggery"
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Leonie Reynolds said today the court would have extended the sentence if allowed and "it is a matter of some regret that the law doesn't allow for the imposition of a consecutive sentence." She said that because of this "Mr Dumbrell may feel he is at liberty to commit these offences." Judge Reynold's imposed a two year sentence which will run alongside both the life sentence and another sentence Dumbrell received for threatening to rip a prison officer's head off in 2014. She said the attack was an "appalling act of thuggery against a medical professional going about her duties." She said that although she cannot extend Dumbrell's sentence, she has been assured the Parole Service will take the offence into account when assessing him for release.