Sentencing Remarks: R v Cashin & Ors
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 21 June 2022 |
| Subject Matter | Sentencing Remarks |
| Court | Crown Court |
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Sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Kerr
The Queen
v.
Ryan Cashin
Giovanni Lawrence
Marquis Richards
Manchester Crown Court
27 May 2022
1. Please all remain seated for the moment. The court is sitting today to
sentence the three defendants. At the trial held in this court last month
they were convicted by the jury of the murder, on 9 September 2021, of
Rhamero West.
2. Rhamero was aged just 16 when he was brutally stabbed outside a house
in the Old Trafford area. He died of his injuries in hospital a short time
later. His mother, Kelly Brown, has spoken movingly in her statement
of the unending pain and suffering she and her family must now endure.
3. She has had counselling and medication. She is unable to work. She
had to relive her son’s last moments, partly captured on film, during the
trial. She is haunted by the image of Rhamero fleeing and trying
desperately to escape from his attackers. She can find no peace.
Rhamero’s other family members are similarly affected.
4. In determining the sentences for Rhamero’s murder, I must take into
account relevant provisions in the Sentencing Act 2020, also known as
the sentencing code; in the guideline on sentencing children and young
people; and the cases cited by counsel for the prosecution and the
defence in their helpful notes.
5. I am required by law to sentence you, Ryan Cashin and Giovanni
Lawrence, to custody for life; and you, Marquis Richards, to be detained
during Her Majesty’s pleasure. And I must decide the minimum term
you must each serve before you can apply to the Parole Board to be
considered for release.
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