Rebecca McKnight writes an article on Sentencing Guidelines Update
20th December 2024
3PB crime and regulatory barrister Rebecca McKnight has written on the new guidelines for strangulation or suffocation/ racially or religiously aggravated strangulation or suffocation.
The new sentencing guidelines will come into force on 1st January 2025.The data in this area is relatively limited given the offences only came into force on 7 June 2022 but practitioners will know that it is becoming increasingly common to see a charge of strangulation or suffocation. There was a clear need for a guideline for these offences.
The guidelines can be found here
To read Rebecca’s full article please click here
If you wish to contact or instruct Rebecca, please contact Chambers Director Stuart Pringle on [email protected] or telephone him on 01962 868 884.
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