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

Submitted on Wednesday 29th March 2017

Published on Monday 10th April 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 719

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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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