Director of Public Prosecutions v I.A. (Approved)

    This is an application pursuant to s. 2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 ("the 1993 Act") seeking a review of the sentence imposed on the respondent on grounds of undue leniency. �

    A trial took place before the Central Criminal Court between 11 January and 26 January 2023. The respondent was charged with 13 alleged offences. The jury found the respondent guilty of counts 2-5 on the indictment. They disagreed in respect of counts 1, 9, 10, 12 and 13 and returned a not guilty verdict in respect of counts 6, 7, 8 and 11.

    Count 2 related to assault causing harm contrary to s. 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997; count 3 related to production of an article capable of inflicting serious injury contrary to s. 11 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990; count 4 related to making a threat to kill or cause serious harm contrary to s. 5 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997; and count 5 related to false imprisonment contrary to s. 15 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.� All of these offences occurred on the 13 February 2019.

    The respondent and the injured party had been in a relationship together from 2010 to 2014 and have two children. They were not in a relationship when the offending behaviour took place but still had ongoing contact. �

    On 13 February 2019, the respondent picked up the injured party by arrangement and brought her to his home address. This arrangement had been made to facilitate the injured party attending an appointment close to the respondent's address the next day. �