Sentence
Mark Stephen Lally
Mark Stephen Lally (aged 50) was sentenced at Court of Appeal Criminal Division on 7 July 2021 to 20 Years for Attempted Murder. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Court of Appeal Criminal Division
- Sentenced
- 7 July 2021
- Sentence
- 20 Years, Custodial Term Plus Extended Licence Period: 24 years
- Judge
- Lady Justice Simler, Mrs Justice Cutts and His Honour Judge Picton
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
The offence
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Attempted Murder | Custodial immediate |
What the court heard
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against conviction but allowed the appeal against sentence. His original sentence✓ Saved of life imprisonment with a minimum term of 11 years and 3 months was quashed and substituted for an extended sentence of 24 years - made up of a custodial term of 20 years and an extended licence period of 4 years. He was found guilty of attempted murder in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, on 27 November 2019. He and his wife were going through divorce proceedings when he attacked her with a carving knife in the bathroom at their home. He stabbed his victim repeatedly. His victim suffered multiple life-threatening wounds in the attack.