Adam Vincent murder: Appeal court cuts killers' minimum jail terms
The gang who were jailed after murdering Adam Vincent and dismembering his body have had their minimum sentences reduced on appeal.
Ringleader Lee Griffiths, 44, was convicted with his sons, Luke, 20, and Thomas, 23, and stepson Mark Jackson, 28, of the murder of the 33-year-old at Sheffield Crown Court in January.
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Murdered: Adam Vincent
They were ordered to serve minimum terms ranging from 26 to 32 years, but last month took their cases to the Court of Appeal in a bid for shorter terms.
After taking three weeks to consider the arguments, Lord Justice Hughes returned to the London court to allow the appeals and cut the minimum terms.
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Lawyers for the four killers argued that the sentencing judge had not given adequate credit for the mitigating factors, mainly the fact they had not intended death.
Lee Griffiths' minimum term was cut from 32 to 30 years, Luke Griffiths' from 26 to 23 years, Thomas Griffiths' from 27 to 25 years, and Mark Jackson's from 29 to 25 years.
They can only be released after serving those terms if the Parole Board considers they no longer pose a risk of harm to the public.
• Read the Vincent family's reaction in tomorrow’s Grimsby Telegraph.
Comments
by jule63
Monday, December 31 2012, 5:45PM
“should never be let out let them all rot in jail .”
by EWW01
Sunday, December 23 2012, 5:13PM
“Linda McLERNON mother of three of the murdering scum still believes them innocent,
McLERNON your scum appealed their sentence length not their conviction so they have admitted/accepted their guilt.
Enjoy your monotonous visits to see them in prison where I hope they rot for what they did to that poor lad - torture,murder,dismembering.”
by markus250666
Sunday, December 23 2012, 1:01PM
“The high court judges must be sick and twisted as these murderers, what is the point in having a justice system if these high court judges just over rule there decisions. they should do away with Appeals altogether as we all know the criminals will always appeal against there sentences.
It makes me sick to see murderers and rapist's and child killers walking out of prison early.”
by boozyhead
Friday, December 21 2012, 9:14PM
“The lawyers are as twisted as them.The British courts is a complete farce.So by dismembering a human being means you did not intend death.How the hell does Lord Justice Hughes and his band of merry men sleep at night,UNBELIEVABLE.!!”
by Corrina1971
Friday, December 21 2012, 8:04PM
“This is pathetic! If they didn't intend to kill him, they should have admitted their 'mistake', not chopped up his body and deposited it around Lincolnshire! Scum! They deserved longer!”
by jenny956flicr
Friday, December 21 2012, 8:02PM
“shudnt taking a life mean life, what if they did that again. that would be awfull some do it again agaian and rape”
by Big-Hat-Harry
Friday, December 21 2012, 7:33PM
“jenny956flicr; I think the crime is atrocious, the perpetrators have been given substantial minimum sentences, I cannot see where anyone is suggesting that this is a soft crime nor a soft sentence. They certainly merit the punishment they have been given.”
by jenny956flicr
Friday, December 21 2012, 7:28PM
“youd have to have a very stranfe smile to let them off. am i there yet!”
by jenny956flicr
Friday, December 21 2012, 7:26PM
“in history men have been killed sentaences shortened yes but they wasnt cut up alive and spread all over the country, this makes rapist and murdereers look tame”
by jenny956flicr
Friday, December 21 2012, 7:23PM
“am trying to figure out why they got four years of thier sentence, when they cut the man up tortured the man and i physically feel sick as i used to speak to adam at town under the camera for as long as i could wiv me doggys wat he loved and am trying to work out who thinks the crime was soft gentle killling cos i dont”