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A review for tougher sentences for all of One Punch assaults and fatalities

Submitted on Tuesday 12th September 2017

Published on Wednesday 13th September 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 13th March 2018

Signatures: 785

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A review for tougher sentences for all of One Punch assaults and fatalities

Petition Details

The law states that one punch assaults are sentenced to GBH which is up to 5yrs but usually get 2.5yrs.
Manslaughter which is up to 10yrs but get 3 to 5yrs.
The sentence does not reflect the severity of the damage that is caused by a one punch assault.

Additional Information

A review for tougher sentences for all of one punch assaults and fatalities.
The law states that one punch assaults are sentenced to GBH which is up to 5yrs but usually get 2.5yrs.
The sentence does not reflect the severity of the damage that is caused by a one punch assault:
• Death
• Catastrophic brain injury
• Long slow recovery rate
• Huge effect on victims , families, friends, community


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