Rejected petition Overturn court decision to not jail Lavina Woodward

Lavina Woodward, a student at Oxford University, intentionally used cocaine and then attempted to stab her boyfriend, smashed his laptop and threw a jam jar at his as well as a glass causing proper damage to the man. She avoided jail as she was "too bright". The ruling on her case is morally wrong

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/25/oxford-student-judge-suggested-bright-prison-spared-jail-stabbing/

http://news.sky.com/story/oxford-student-lavinia-woodward-gets-suspended-jail-term-for-stabbing-ex-boyfriend-11053181

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This isn't something that the UK Government or Parliament could do. Sentences are the responsibility of the courts, which are independent of the Government and Parliament.

Anyone can ask the Attorney General to review a sentence they think is too low, and only one person needs to ask for a sentence to be reviewed. You can find out how to do that here:

https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-low-crown-court-sentence

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 26 September 2017
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