R v Liam Brown
[2023] EWCA Crim 1342
R v Ryan Brown
22 September 2023
[2023] EWCA Crim 1216
Court of Appeal
A man was sentenced to 50 months in jail for hurting two women. He harassed one and violently assaulted the other. A court decided the sentence was fair, even though it was for many different crimes.
Key Facts
- •Ryan Brown pleaded guilty to offences against two women, Ms Richardson and Ms Cook.
- •Offences against Ms Richardson included harassment, threatening to disclose a private sexual image, and intimidation.
- •Offences against Ms Cook included two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
- •The assaults on Ms Cook were violent and sustained, resulting in significant injuries.
- •Brown's previous convictions for battery and assaulting an emergency worker were considered aggravating factors.
- •The total sentence imposed was 50 months' imprisonment.
Legal Principles
Sentencing Guidelines for harassment, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and intimidation.
Sentencing Guidelines (specific guidelines not explicitly named in the text)
Totality principle in sentencing.
Implicit in the judgment
Outcomes
Renewed application for permission to appeal against sentence dismissed.
The court found the 50-month sentence was not manifestly excessive considering the totality of the offending, including the serious nature of the assaults on Ms Cook and the sinister threats and harassment against Ms Richardson.