GUILTY UK - Alesha MacPhail, 6, raped & murdered, Ardbeg, Isle of Bute, Scotland, 2 Jul 2018 -*arrest* #7

[Yenriac]

Alesha McPhail's mum brands evil killer Aaron Campbell 'little f*****g runt'

is anyone going to the sentencing? I'd stay out of Georgina's way if you are....
"Didn’t last that did it. Give the rat nothing less and let me at it this time cause I will be ensuring there’s no one sitting in f***ing front of me!!!
"Anyway bring it on cause he won’t be the one smirking this time."

Usually a sentence appeal is held in private, no public gallery for anyone to attend..

 

[TaylorCallum]

Alesha McPhail's mum brands evil killer Aaron Campbell 'little f*****g runt'

is anyone going to the sentencing? I'd stay out of Georgina's way if you are....
"Didn’t last that did it. Give the rat nothing less and let me at it this time cause I will be ensuring there’s no one sitting in f***ing front of me!!!
"Anyway bring it on cause he won’t be the one smirking this time."

From what @Yenriac has informed us, appeals are usually held in private so I doubt she’ll get to see Aaron. Plus - as much as I understand her anger and frustration - I doubt she’d get anywhere near him if she was in the courtroom anyway. There would be a partition separating them, police officers present, security guards next to Aaron and I think maybe her friends and family would try and deescalate the situation so she wouldn’t get herself in trouble.

 

[Ruben71]

yeh she's just letting off steam i know. Doubt she'd go telling reporters if she actually planned to have a go for him.

 

[Yenriac]

From what @Yenriac has informed us, appeals are usually held in private so I doubt she’ll get to see Aaron. Plus - as much as I understand her anger and frustration - I doubt she’d get anywhere near him if she was in the courtroom anyway. There would be a partition separating them, police officers present, security guards next to Aaron and I think maybe her friends and family would try and deescalate the situation so she wouldn’t get herself in trouble.

Nah, she won't get near him. Of course she's angry, most of us on here are angry and we're not connected to the case in any way. She's venting and it's to be expected.
He's not worth her getting into trouble for, i'm sure she's aware of that.

 

[Yenriac]

I was just reading over the sentencing report there. Maybe it's me but reading it is a bit more harrowing. I don't think this appeal will be successful. The judge seems to have sewn it up perfectly:

HMA v Aaron Campbell - Judgments & Sentences - Judiciary of Scotland

 

[Kikixxxx]

I was just reading over the sentencing report there. Maybe it's me but reading it is a bit more harrowing. I don't think this appeal will be successful. The judge seems to have sewn it up perfectly:

HMA v Aaron Campbell - Judgments & Sentences - Judiciary of Scotland

I don’t think so either. I mean if what he did doesn’t warrant 27 years in jail what would ??

 

[Yenriac]

I don’t think so either. I mean if what he did doesn’t warrant 27 years in jail what would ??

Exactly and the Judge clearly states the punishment part of the sentence is not as long as it would be if he was an adult.
He covered everything in that statement.

EDITED to change sentence to punishment part.

 

[Cappuccino]

Exactly and the Judge clearly states his sentence is not as long as it would be if he was an adult.
He covered everything in that statement.

If an adult committed that crime they'd be facing a whole life tariff.

 

[Yenriac]

If an adult committed that crime they'd be facing a whole life tariff.

True. AC was given without limit of time which is a life sentence, he must serve 27 years as punishment before any parole may be considered. But upon reading the statement the Judge thinks chances of rehabilitation and reintegration are near impossible so i imagine he'll never get out, even beyond those 27 years.

 

[tresir2012]

Tories push for whole-life jail sentences

Here's a link about adult whole life tariffs. Did parliament change the law? This guy had his sentence reduced 4 years from 27 to 23 years so maybe this is some sort of indicator or precedent?

Chris Marshall: This is how long convicted murderers spend in prison

This link is informative also.

 

[Kiranerys]

I wonder if in time he will feign remorse in an attempt at parole at the end of his minimum term?

 

[Kikixxxx]

Tories push for whole-life jail sentences

Here's a link about adult whole life tariffs. Did parliament change the law? This guy had his sentence reduced 4 years from 27 to 23 years so maybe this is some sort of indicator or precedent?

He plead guilty though. Didn’t put the family through the ordeal of a trial and didn’t say anything like “I was trying not to laugh during the trial” . The crime AC committed was horrific enough but the aftermath was just as bad. Plus his defence trying to pin the blame on aleshas step mum is unforgivable too.

 

[Yenriac]

Tories push for whole-life jail sentences

Here's a link about adult whole life tariffs. Did parliament change the law? This guy had his sentence reduced 4 years from 27 to 23 years so maybe this is some sort of indicator or precedent?

Ah John Leatham. He must serve 24 years of his life sentence before being considered for parole. His case is very different because he plead guilty and showed remorse which was taken into account at sentence appeal. AC had done neither.
Although what he did was horrific the circumstances are totally different. He never raped Paige.

 

[Yenriac]

I wonder if in time he will feign remorse in an attempt at parole at the end of his minimum term?

That wouldn't surprise me, especially in getting a chance to take centre stage.

 

[tresir2012]

Do we know what the grounds were for the sentence appeal?

 

[Kiranerys]

That wouldn't surprise me, especially in getting a chance to take centre stage.

Do you think he might try it for the appeal?,I think he could very possibly convince a few people he feels remorse,although I would like to think the appeals judges would see right through him,especially as barely any time has passed since he gave his accounts(separately?) to the social worker and psych

 

[Yenriac]

Do you think he might try it for the appeal?,I think he could very possibly convince a few people he feels remorse,although I would like to think the appeals judges would see right through him,especially as barely any time has passed since he gave his accounts(separately?) to the social worker and psych

Again it wouldn't surprise me, i guess that's why the lodging of appeals have time limits.
We know he's a convincing liar and we know he likes to talk about himself. I think anything he says will be seen as another 'tissue of lies' in an attempt to save his own skin.
I don't think the appeal judges have an interest in the present, i think it's really just all the details of the crime and a discussion on whether or not sentence based on the crime is fair.

 

[Kiranerys]

Do we know what the grounds were for the sentence appeal?

We dont know but I would think the only grounds he could cite would be his age at the time of sentencing,I imagine a narcissist (IMO) would think losing at least 27 years of his liberty was very unfair!

 

[Yenriac]

Do we know what the grounds were for the sentence appeal?

No. Once the appeal is heard i imagine it will be published on the ScotCourt website or the Scottish Judiciary website.

 

[Yenriac]

We dont know but I would think the only grounds he could cite would be his age at the time of sentencing,I imagine a narcissist (IMO) would think losing at least 27 years of his liberty was very unfair!

Yeah, all about him.