A man was sentenced for robbing the same elderly woman twice and hurting her. The judge gave him four years and eight months in prison. A higher court checked the sentence and decided it wasn't too short, even though it might have been a bit light, because the judge considered all the good and bad things about the case.
Key Facts
- •Yusef Mohamed pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery and one count of unlawful wounding.
- •The first robbery involved stealing £850 from a 77-year-old woman after following her home from a casino.
- •The second robbery involved attacking the same victim at her home, causing a facial wound requiring stitches and a thumb fracture.
- •CCTV footage captured the second robbery and assault.
- •Mohamed was a 38-year-old man of previous good character, caring for his ill wife and mother, and had experienced business failure and a gambling addiction.
- •The judge sentenced Mohamed to a total of four years and eight months, with concurrent sentences for each offense.
Legal Principles
Sentencing guidelines for robbery and unlawful wounding.
Sentencing Council Guideline
Principles of totality and proportionality in sentencing.
Case Law and Sentencing Principles
Credit for guilty pleas.
Criminal Justice System
Outcomes
The Court of Appeal refused leave to refer the sentence as unduly lenient.
The judge's approach to categorizing the offenses and determining the sentence was considered permissible, even if other judges might have reached a different conclusion. The aggravating and mitigating factors were considered balanced, and the overall sentence wasn't deemed unduly lenient.