bekisman
13-Apr-09, 13:41
1. Spanish man who murdered a Welsh couple with a hammer on the island of Fuerteventura has been jailed for 39 years by a court in the Canary Islands.
2. Santana was sentenced to 17 years for Mrs Johnson's murder and 22 for the more "brutal" killing of her husband.
3. The sentence was slightly less than the 41 years sought by the state, but higher than the minimum 35-year tariff.
But
4. Despite the sentence, Santana will serve only 27 years, as under Spanish law the maximum prison term is 30 years and Santana has already spent three years on remand.
What's the point?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7996678.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7996678.stm)
2. Santana was sentenced to 17 years for Mrs Johnson's murder and 22 for the more "brutal" killing of her husband.
3. The sentence was slightly less than the 41 years sought by the state, but higher than the minimum 35-year tariff.
But
4. Despite the sentence, Santana will serve only 27 years, as under Spanish law the maximum prison term is 30 years and Santana has already spent three years on remand.
What's the point?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7996678.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7996678.stm)