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| Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Review call over 'lenient' jail terms for couple | Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Review call over 'lenient' jail terms for couple |
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| Arthur Labinjo-Hughes was found with 130 injuries following his death | Arthur Labinjo-Hughes was found with 130 injuries following his death |
| The Attorney General is to be asked to review the "lenient" jail sentences given to a couple who killed six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. | The Attorney General is to be asked to review the "lenient" jail sentences given to a couple who killed six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. |
| Emma Tustin was jailed for 29 years on Friday for murder and child cruelty and Arthur's father, Thomas Hughes, was given 21 years for his manslaughter. | Emma Tustin was jailed for 29 years on Friday for murder and child cruelty and Arthur's father, Thomas Hughes, was given 21 years for his manslaughter. |
| Solihull MP Julian Knight said he plans to lobby for longer jail terms for the "horrible monsters". | Solihull MP Julian Knight said he plans to lobby for longer jail terms for the "horrible monsters". |
| Several football clubs paid tribute to Arthur during Saturday's games. | |
| Coventry City, who hosted West Bromwich Albion, Walsall, who met Swindon in the FA Cup's second round, and Wolverhampton Wanderers, who played Liverpool, asked supporters to take part in an applause in the sixth minute of each game. | |
| Elsewhere, supporters clapped during the West Ham vs Chelsea game as a picture of Arthur was shown on a screen. | |
| Birmingham City - the club Arthur supported - tweeted on Saturday that players and fans staged a "touching tribute" by also clapping during their game away at Millwall. There are plans for another tribute for the team's game at Cardiff. | |
| Walsall also said it was a "moving moment" when the Banks's Stadium rose in applause in memory of Arthur. Aston Villa will pay tribute during Sunday's clash with Leicester. | Walsall also said it was a "moving moment" when the Banks's Stadium rose in applause in memory of Arthur. Aston Villa will pay tribute during Sunday's clash with Leicester. |
| Emma Tustin was convicted of Arthur's murder while his father, Thomas Hughes, found guilty of his manslaughter | Emma Tustin was convicted of Arthur's murder while his father, Thomas Hughes, found guilty of his manslaughter |
| In a video posted on Twitter on Saturday, Mr Knight said he was standing in Cranmore Road in Solihull close to Tustin's former home where Arthur was tortured and died in June 2020. | In a video posted on Twitter on Saturday, Mr Knight said he was standing in Cranmore Road in Solihull close to Tustin's former home where Arthur was tortured and died in June 2020. |
| He said there was a "real sense of palpable loss" over his death, adding there was also "a sense of anger and questions how this was allowed to happen, how these horrible monsters were allowed to inflict this horrible torture on this young defenceless boy". | He said there was a "real sense of palpable loss" over his death, adding there was also "a sense of anger and questions how this was allowed to happen, how these horrible monsters were allowed to inflict this horrible torture on this young defenceless boy". |
| Solihull still has collective heartbreak over the murder of young Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.I share the view that the sentences these monsters have been given are just not enough. I will be referring them for review by the Attorney General under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. pic.twitter.com/yPUZ4l3gf1 | Solihull still has collective heartbreak over the murder of young Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.I share the view that the sentences these monsters have been given are just not enough. I will be referring them for review by the Attorney General under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. pic.twitter.com/yPUZ4l3gf1 |
| He said he wanted those who had failed Arthur to be held accountable and stated he planned to request the couple be given longer sentences. | He said he wanted those who had failed Arthur to be held accountable and stated he planned to request the couple be given longer sentences. |
| "But also I think anyone reflecting on those sentences thinks they were too lenient and my intention is to try to refer this to the unduly lenient sentencing scheme as soon as possible," he said. | "But also I think anyone reflecting on those sentences thinks they were too lenient and my intention is to try to refer this to the unduly lenient sentencing scheme as soon as possible," he said. |
| The Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme allows anyone to lobby the Attorney General to refer a case to the Court of Appeal for review. | The Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme allows anyone to lobby the Attorney General to refer a case to the Court of Appeal for review. |
| Experienced senior judges then consider the term given to an offender and how it compares to any relevant guidelines on sentencing and previous similar crimes. | Experienced senior judges then consider the term given to an offender and how it compares to any relevant guidelines on sentencing and previous similar crimes. |
| Sentencing the couple on Friday, Justice Mark Wall QC told Coventry Crown Court the case was "one of the most distressing and disturbing" he had ever dealt with, adding that neither defendant had shown any remorse and their behaviour had been "spiteful and sadistic". | Sentencing the couple on Friday, Justice Mark Wall QC told Coventry Crown Court the case was "one of the most distressing and disturbing" he had ever dealt with, adding that neither defendant had shown any remorse and their behaviour had been "spiteful and sadistic". |
| Arthur died of a head injury inflicted by Tustin on 16 June. | Arthur died of a head injury inflicted by Tustin on 16 June. |
| Tustin photographed him lying on the floor, and shared the image with Hughes. | Tustin photographed him lying on the floor, and shared the image with Hughes. |
| The missed opportunities to save Arthur | The missed opportunities to save Arthur |
| Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: A life cut short by cruelty | Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: A life cut short by cruelty |
| Dad and partner guilty of killing six-year-old | Dad and partner guilty of killing six-year-old |
| Video played to jurors showed Arthur just before he died struggling to pick up his pillow and blanket because he was so weak and crying out that nobody loved him. | Video played to jurors showed Arthur just before he died struggling to pick up his pillow and blanket because he was so weak and crying out that nobody loved him. |
| After his death, he was found to have 130 injuries. | After his death, he was found to have 130 injuries. |
| A serious case review is under way over his death after social workers visited the house in the months before he died and found no cause for concern. | A serious case review is under way over his death after social workers visited the house in the months before he died and found no cause for concern. |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would leave "no stone unturned" to find out what went wrong and Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said he would make a statement about the case to Parliament on Monday. | Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would leave "no stone unturned" to find out what went wrong and Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said he would make a statement about the case to Parliament on Monday. |
| If you have been affected by the issues raised in this article, help and support is available via BBC Action Line. | If you have been affected by the issues raised in this article, help and support is available via BBC Action Line. |
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