C.I. appeal dismissed over child neglect sentence

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C.I.’s appeal against a fully suspended four-year sentence for assault causing harm and three counts of child neglect was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 28 July 2016. The offences involved three children aged two, four and eight between February and August 2012.

The court found that the sentencing judge had properly treated the offending as mid-range, considered the mitigating factors and used the suspended sentence’s conditions to encourage future rehabilitation. It identified no error in the approach or sentence imposed.