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On-the-run NI manslaughter convict to challenge extradition over 'unlawful' sentencing regime

Summary

Christopher Shane Frane, an on‑the‑run convict, will challenge his extradition to Northern Ireland on the basis that he was subjected to an "unlawful" sentencing regime. He was sentenced in 2013 to a minimum of six years for the manslaughter of Constable Philippa Reynolds, a 27‑year‑old police officer killed when a stolen Toyota Landcruiser driven by Frane struck a patrol car in Derry. In addition to the minimum term, he received an indefinite custodial sentence, a Northern Irish equivalent of an "imprisonment for public protection" (IPP) sentence. IPPs were declared unlawful by the European Court of Human Rights in 2012 and abolished in most of the UK, but judges in Northern Ireland can still impose them. Frane has served his six‑year term but remains subject to the indeterminate portion until he can prove he is no longer a danger to the public.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: On-the-run NI manslaughter convict to challenge extradition over 'unlawful' sentencing regime. Charges or matters: the manslaughter of Constable Philippa Reynolds. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• June 26 Adjournment
• February 1 Adjournment
• January 17 Incident
• February 2013 Other
• 2024-05-10 Publication

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Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report