Further to my letter, alongside Laura Farris MP, I am pleased that the sentence of Angel Lynn’s boyfriend – who left her with catastrophic injuries after she fell from a van at 60 MPH following his abduction of her off the street – has been rightly reviewed and extended.
In January, Bowskill was handed a seven-and-a-half-year sentence after being found guilty of kidnap, coercive and controlling behaviour, and perverting the course of justice, following a trial at Leicester Crown Court. This was simply not long enough given the crimes committed.
Following a nationwide campaign led by Angel’s family, and our letter to the law officers, Solicitor General Alex Chalk referred the unduly lenient sentence to the Court of Appeal and today senior judges extended Bowskill's sentence of seven and a half years in a young offender institution, to 12 years.
I will continue to stand up for Women's Safety, and the need for longer sentences. Horrific crimes, such as this, must be properly punished if women are to have confidence in the criminal justice system.
