Mhana, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 746 (28 June 2024)
The original sentence was unduly lenient because it failed to adequately reflect the gravity, multiplicity, and harm of the offences against multiple child victims. The proper sentence after trial should have been 18 years, reduced to 13 years and six months after the guilty plea, with the extension period unchanged.
- Citation
- [2024] EWCA Crim 746
- Parties
- Prosecution: Rex; Offender: Abdullah Khalid Mhana
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 28 June 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Reference (unduly Lenient Sentence) / Court of Appeal Judgment on Attorney General's Reference
- Outcome
- Reference allowed; sentence increased
- Legal Topics
- Sentencing, Sexual Offences, Unduly Lenient Sentences, Child Protection
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Parties
Rex
Prosecution
Abdullah Khalid Mhana
Offender
Procedural Posture
Criminal Reference (unduly Lenient Sentence) / Court of Appeal Judgment on Attorney General's Reference
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the original sentence imposed on Abdullah Khalid Mhana was unduly lenient given the scope and gravity of the offences committed against children.
Ratio Decidendi
The original sentence was unduly lenient because it failed to adequately reflect the gravity, multiplicity, and harm of the offences against multiple child victims. The proper sentence after trial should have been 18 years, reduced to 13 years and six months after the guilty plea, with the extension period unchanged.
Court Disposition
Reference allowed; sentence increased
Orders
- Leave to refer granted
- Sentences on counts 2 and 3 increased from 10 years six months to 13 years six months, concurrent
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