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"I know the comfort this will bring to the families of victims."

In a very significant change to sentencing structures, judges will be allowed to set out the length of time a convicted murderer will spend behind bars. While it has always been a mandatory life sentence, in reality the perpetrators spend between 18...

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13.25 31 Aug 2022


"I know the comfort this will bring to the families of victims."


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In a very significant change to sentencing structures, judges will be allowed to set out the length of time a convicted murderer will spend behind bars. While it has always been a mandatory life sentence, in reality the perpetrators spend between 18 and 20 years in jail before they get parole. As a member of Sentencing And Victim Equality, Kathleen Chada has been campaigning for a change to the laws since her two songs, Eoghan and Ruairi were murdered by their father, Sanjeev, in 2013. She joined Sean to discuss he reaction to the changes.


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