Sentence
Thomas Samuel Hughes
Thomas Samuel Hughes (aged 30) was sentenced at Court of Appeal Criminal Division on 29 July 2022 to 24 Years for Manslaughter and 2 other offences. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Court of Appeal Criminal Division
- Sentenced
- 29 July 2022
- Sentence
- 24 Years
- Judge
- Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, President of the Queen’s Bench Division, Lord Justice Holroyde Vice President of the Court of Appeal Criminal Division, Mr Justice Sweeney and Mr Justice Johnson
- Convicted on
- Conviction After Trial
2 offences
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Manslaughter | Custodial immediate |
| 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 |
What the court heard
His original sentence✓ Saved of 21-years imprisonment was quashed and substituted with a sentence term 24-years imprisonment. He was found guilty of manslaughter and child cruelty in Shirley, West Midlands, on 16 June 2020. He was found not guilty of murder and two further counts of child cruelty.