Sentence
Emma Louise Tustin
Emma Louise Tustin (aged 32) was sentenced at Coventry Crown Court on 3 December 2021 to 29 Years - Life for Murder and 2 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Coventry Crown Court
- Sentenced
- 3 December 2021
- Sentence
- 29 Years - Life
- Judge
- Mr Justice Wall
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
2 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Murder | Custodial immediate, Life |
| Child Cruelty to or wilfull assault, ill-treatment, neglect of children in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health | Custodial immediate, 10 Years |
What the court heard
She was found guilty of murder and child cruelty in Shirley, West Midlands, on 16 June 2020. She pleaded guilty to two counts of child cruelty. Sentencing remarks Update: 29 July 2022 Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) 202201137 A4 / 202104118 A4 The court has refused Tustin leave to extend time or leave to appeal against sentence. The court has granted the Attorney General's application for leave to refer the sentence of life imprisonment with a minimum term of 29 years for murder but refused to impose a whole life order or increase the minimum term.