Will killer die in prison?
Judge to decide whether Wayne Couzens will receive whole life order
Wayne Couzens will be sentenced to life imprisonment today for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard.
Of that, there can be no doubt: since parliament abolished the death penalty for murder in 1965, the only sentence for murder has been imprisonment for life. But how long will Couzens serve in prison? Might the judge impose a “whole l…
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