This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Give Lavinia Woodward a custodial sentence for stabbing her ex boyfriend.
Lavinia Woodward was spared a custodial sentence on the pretence that she is a highly intellectual individual whose career as a cardiologist would have been tarnished with a custodial sentence. In sparing her jail you send out the wrong message to the perpetrators of knife crime. She must serve time
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Oxford student Lavinia Woodward avoids jail for stabbing her ex-boyfriend
http://news.sky.com/story/oxford-student-lavinia-woodward-gets-suspended-jail-term-for-stabbing-ex-boyfriend-11053181
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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
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