Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Philip Griffin

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2024-12-19

'This is a joke': mother's grief as husband and daughter's killer gets 6.5 years

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Noting that Griffin pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of gross negligence, the judge imposed a headline sentence of 11 years. Considering all mitigating factors, including Griffin's expressions of remorse, the judge reduced the sentence to one of seven years with the final six months suspended.

2024-12-16

Killer came forward after ten years to reveal truth of fatal fire

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: She said the DPP view is that the offence falls into the medium culpability range and warrants a sentence of between four and ten years.