Baby P lodger wins appeal

The lodger at Baby Peter's home who was jailed over the toddler's death has won an appeal against his indeterminate sentence, reports the BBC.

Jason Owen will now serve six years in jail for causing or allowing the death of a child.

This is an unblievably short sentence for such a vile crime. Goodness knows what went through his head, but nothing nice. He has spent 289 days in custody on remand, which will count towards his sentence.

And we're reminded that

Due to publicity surrounding the case, it is thought all three individuals convicted are likely to be given new identities on their release to protect them from vigilante attacks.

If people do stuff like that, then they should have to take their chance. We shouldn't have to pay a penny for their well-being.

Anyway, with all the criminal records vetting that's being proposed he'll probably never get a job.