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Suella Braverman fails to persuade judges that three killers received unduly lenient sentences

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Joshua Rozenberg
Dec 16, 2020
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Suella Braverman QC MP staked her personal reputation on getting higher sentences for three youths convicted of taking part in an appalling manslaughter last year. In July, Henry Long, 19, was sentenced to 16 years while Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, both 18, were given 13 years for killing a Thames Valley Police traffic officer.

Three weeks later, the …

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