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| Lewis Gill: Bournemouth death punch sentence reviewed | |
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| The attorney general is considering whether the four-year sentence given to a man who killed another man with a single punch is too lenient. | |
| Andrew Young, 40, suffered a head injury and died in hospital after the assault in Bournemouth in 2013. | Andrew Young, 40, suffered a head injury and died in hospital after the assault in Bournemouth in 2013. |
| Lewis Gill, of Sutton, south London, admitted manslaughter and was jailed at Salisbury Crown Court on Friday. | Lewis Gill, of Sutton, south London, admitted manslaughter and was jailed at Salisbury Crown Court on Friday. |
| Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said the attorney general was considering seeking a longer sentence. | Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said the attorney general was considering seeking a longer sentence. |
| He called it a "repugnant crime", adding: "I think most of the public will feel justice hasn't been done." | He called it a "repugnant crime", adding: "I think most of the public will feel justice hasn't been done." |
| "In a case where [the attorney general] judges the sentence to be too lenient, he can go back to the courts and seek a longer sentence," Mr Grayling said. | "In a case where [the attorney general] judges the sentence to be too lenient, he can go back to the courts and seek a longer sentence," Mr Grayling said. |
| "He may choose to do this in that case." | |
| Dorset Police described the killing outside a Tesco Express store in Charminster Road as a "violent attack on an innocent man". | Dorset Police described the killing outside a Tesco Express store in Charminster Road as a "violent attack on an innocent man". |
| CCTV showed Mr Young, who had Asperger's syndrome - a form of autism - apparently challenging Gill's friend, who was cycling on the pavement. | CCTV showed Mr Young, who had Asperger's syndrome - a form of autism - apparently challenging Gill's friend, who was cycling on the pavement. |
| Moments later, Gill, 20, who was walking along behind, was shown punching Mr Young in the face. | Moments later, Gill, 20, who was walking along behind, was shown punching Mr Young in the face. |
| Mr Young fell backwards and hit his head on the ground. | Mr Young fell backwards and hit his head on the ground. |
| Conservative MP David Davies told the Daily Mail it was an "outrageously lean sentence". | Conservative MP David Davies told the Daily Mail it was an "outrageously lean sentence". |
| "In two years he will be out walking the streets after taking somebody's life," he said. | "In two years he will be out walking the streets after taking somebody's life," he said. |
| "He has attacked someone unprovoked and should be properly punished. | "He has attacked someone unprovoked and should be properly punished. |
| "People need to realise if you punch someone like that, and they fall backward, they can die." | "People need to realise if you punch someone like that, and they fall backward, they can die." |
| Gill, who carried out the assault on 6 November, had an extra six months added to his sentence after admitting an unrelated charge of handling stolen goods and breaching a suspended sentence order. | Gill, who carried out the assault on 6 November, had an extra six months added to his sentence after admitting an unrelated charge of handling stolen goods and breaching a suspended sentence order. |