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Joanne Dennehy accomplice Gary Stretch in sentence appeal | Joanne Dennehy accomplice Gary Stretch in sentence appeal |
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A man jailed alongside "sadistic" triple killer Joanne Dennehy is to appeal against the length of his sentence. | A man jailed alongside "sadistic" triple killer Joanne Dennehy is to appeal against the length of his sentence. |
Gary Stretch, 48, was found guilty of attempting to murder Robin Bereza and John Rogers in Hereford, in April 2013. | |
He and Dennehy had sought out the two men at random after she had already killed three men in Peterborough. | He and Dennehy had sought out the two men at random after she had already killed three men in Peterborough. |
Stretch, from Peterborough, who stands 7ft 3in tall, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 19 years in February. | Stretch, from Peterborough, who stands 7ft 3in tall, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 19 years in February. |
He was described in court as being a fearful "nodding dog" to Dennehy, who herself was described by police as a "sadistic serial killer with a fearsome personality". | He was described in court as being a fearful "nodding dog" to Dennehy, who herself was described by police as a "sadistic serial killer with a fearsome personality". |
Dennehy murdered Lukasz Slaboszewski, 31, Kevin Lee, 48, and John Chapman, 56, in March 2013 before dumping their bodies in ditches near Peterborough. | |
Following the murders she and Stretch went on the run ending up in Hereford where, on 2 April, Dennehy stabbed Mr Bereza, a 64-year-old former fire service worker. | |
About 10 minutes later she went on to stab 56-year-old Mr Rogers. | |
During the trial, the court heard Stretch had driven Dennehy around the town as she looked for more victims. | |
Stretch's case will be heard at the Court of Appeal on Friday. | Stretch's case will be heard at the Court of Appeal on Friday. |
This will be the second time Stretch has attempted to get his sentence reduced, after his first bid was rejected. |
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