Petition A review for tougher sentences for all of One Punch assaults and fatalities

The law states that one punch assaults are sentenced to gbh which is up to 5yrs but usually get 2.5yrs
Manslaughter which is up to 10yrs but get 3 to 5yrs
The sentence does not reflect the severity of the damage that is caused by a one punch assault

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A review for tougher sentences for all of one punch assaults and fatalities
The law states that one punch assaults are sentenced to gbh which is up to 5yrs but usually get 2.5yrs
The sentence does not reflect the severity of the damage that is caused by a one punch assault
• Death
• Catastrophic brain injury
• Long slow recovery rate
• Huge effect on victims , families, friends, community

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719 signatures

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 3 May 2017
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