R v Keith Edun

R v Keith Edun

The sentence imposed was unduly lenient because the rape of a two-week-old baby warranted Category 1A harm, not Category 2A, and the overall criminality including perverting the course of justice required an upward adjustment. The correct starting point for count 2 was 16 years, adjusted to at least 18 years for totality, reduced by 10% for late guilty plea, resulting in a substituted extended sentence.

Parties
Prosecution: Rex; Defendant: Keith Edun
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
17 June 2025
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Reference by Attorney General Under S.36 Criminal Justice Act 1988
Outcome
sentence on count 2 quashed and substituted
Legal Topics
Sentencing, Sexual Offences, Inchoate Offences, Perverting the Course of Justice
Criminal Law Sentencing Sexual Offences Inchoate Offences Perverting the Course of Justice

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Parties

Rex

Prosecution

Keith Edun

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Reference by Attorney General Under S.36 Criminal Justice Act 1988

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the sentence imposed for intentionally encouraging or assisting the rape of a child was unduly lenient
  2. 2 Proper categorisation of harm and culpability for sentencing purposes
  3. 3 Appropriate adjustment for inchoate nature of section 44 offence

Ratio Decidendi

The sentence imposed was unduly lenient because the rape of a two-week-old baby warranted Category 1A harm, not Category 2A, and the overall criminality including perverting the course of justice required an upward adjustment. The correct starting point for count 2 was 16 years, adjusted to at least 18 years for totality, reduced by 10% for late guilty plea, resulting in a substituted extended sentence.

Court Disposition

sentence on count 2 quashed and substituted

Orders

  • Substituted extended sentence: 16 years and two months custodial term and eight years' extended licence, total 24 years and two months