Melissa Ansah and Alexandra Monaghan of Crucible Chambers represented a 35 year old client for section 18 GBH, during which a knife was used to cause facial injuries to the complainant.
This facts of this case pointed to a Category 1A on the sentencing guidelines and indeed this was where the Crown placed it, giving the case a starting point of 12 years and a range of 10 to 16 years. The client was advised prior to PTPH and pleaded guilty. Ultimately, due to careful and thorough preparation, the sentence that our client received was 4 years 3 months.
