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A man jailed for killing his victim with one punch is to have his sentence referred to the Court of Appeal for review for being unduly lenient. | |
Andrew Young died in hospital after the assault outside a supermarket in Bournemouth, Dorset, last year. | |
Lewis Gill 20, of Ridge Road, Sutton, south London, was given a four-and-a-half-year jail term at Salisbury Crown Court after admitting manslaughter. | Lewis Gill 20, of Ridge Road, Sutton, south London, was given a four-and-a-half-year jail term at Salisbury Crown Court after admitting manslaughter. |
Mr Young's mother Pamela had described the sentence as "a joke". | Mr Young's mother Pamela had described the sentence as "a joke". |
The 40-year-old, who had Asperger's Syndrome, suffered a head injury during the assault at the Tesco Express store in Charminster Road. | |
CCTV images showed him challenging a cyclist who was riding his bike on the pavement. | |
Glanced back | |
After one minute of discussion between the pair, Gill - an acquaintance of the cyclist - arrived at the scene. | |
The cyclist rode off and Gill appeared to turn to follow him, but then lunged towards Mr Young and launched a single punch at his head. | |
The victim immediately fell on to the ground, where he lay motionless. | |
Gill glanced back at him before walking away. | |
Mr Young later died in Southampton Hospital. | |
A spokeswoman for the Attorney General's office said: "Having carefully reviewed this case, the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP, has decided to refer the sentence of Lewis Gill to the Court of Appeal for review. | A spokeswoman for the Attorney General's office said: "Having carefully reviewed this case, the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve QC MP, has decided to refer the sentence of Lewis Gill to the Court of Appeal for review. |
"The case will in due course be heard by three Court of Appeal judges who will decide whether they should increase the sentence." | "The case will in due course be heard by three Court of Appeal judges who will decide whether they should increase the sentence." |
The case is expected to be listed at the Court of Appeal within the next five to seven weeks. |
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