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| Man jailed over Baby P to appeal | Man jailed over Baby P to appeal |
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| The boyfriend of Baby P's mother is to appeal against the convictions for the role he played in the boy's death and the rape of a two-year-old girl. | The boyfriend of Baby P's mother is to appeal against the convictions for the role he played in the boy's death and the rape of a two-year-old girl. |
| The man, aged 32, was jailed last month for life with a minimum term of 10 years for the rape. | |
| He was also given a 12-year sentence to for his role in Peter's death in Haringey, north London, in 2007. | |
| The attorney general has confirmed the sentences, which she said were lenient, will not be referred for appeal. | |
| Peter's 27-year-old mother was given an indefinite sentence with a minimum term of five years at the Old Bailey last month after pleading guilty to causing or allowing her son's death. | Peter's 27-year-old mother was given an indefinite sentence with a minimum term of five years at the Old Bailey last month after pleading guilty to causing or allowing her son's death. |
| Unduly lenient | Unduly lenient |
| Her lodger, Jason Owen, 37, of Bromley, south-east London, received an indefinite sentence with a minimum term of three years for failing to take steps to save the little boy. | Her lodger, Jason Owen, 37, of Bromley, south-east London, received an indefinite sentence with a minimum term of three years for failing to take steps to save the little boy. |
| The Attorney General Baroness Scotland was last month considering referring the jail terms to the Court of Appeal on the grounds they were "unduly lenient" . | The Attorney General Baroness Scotland was last month considering referring the jail terms to the Court of Appeal on the grounds they were "unduly lenient" . |
| But she later concluded there was "no realistic prospect" of the Court of Appeal increasing their sentences. | But she later concluded there was "no realistic prospect" of the Court of Appeal increasing their sentences. |
| The Old Bailey trial heard Baby Peter had suffered a broken back and fractured ribs among other injuries during months of abuse, despite being on the north London authority's child protection register. | The Old Bailey trial heard Baby Peter had suffered a broken back and fractured ribs among other injuries during months of abuse, despite being on the north London authority's child protection register. |
| Lawyers representing the 32-year-old appellant have now lodged papers appealing against both convictions and both sentences with the Court of Appeal. | Lawyers representing the 32-year-old appellant have now lodged papers appealing against both convictions and both sentences with the Court of Appeal. |