One ludicrously lenient sentence

The Daily Mail reports that Bernard Moore has been jailed for 20 weeks for assaulting a police officer.

Moore pleaded guilty to using threatening words or behaviour likely to cause alarm or distress and assaulting a constable in the execution of their duty.

The defendant, said to be clearly under the influence of alcohol or drugs, shouted abuse at police and attacked PC Joseph Doyle.

The officer told the court in a statement: 'I could feel him scratching at my face trying to gouge my eyes out.'

Moore then told the policeman: 'I will come for you when you are asleep.'

District Judge Khalid Qureshi dismissed his claims it was a reckless assault rather than intentional and sent Moore to prison.

He said the victim had been lucky to escape with only a small cut to his nose.

This sentence is ludicrously lenient. It should have been at least two years. How soon will he be out? Ten weeks? Will he care?

I hope the crown will say loud and clear that it is to appeal against this unacceptably lenient sentence.