Sentence
Shaine March
Shaine March (aged 48) was sentenced at Court of Appeal Criminal Division on 26 March 2026 to Whole Life Term for Murder. The offences, what the court heard and the sentence passed.
- Court
- Court of Appeal Criminal Division
- Sentenced
- 26 March 2026
- Sentence
- Whole Life Term
- Judge
- Lord Justice Edis, Mr Justice Cavanagh and Her Honour Judge Alice Robinson
- Convicted on
- Guilty Plea
The offence
| Offence | Sentence |
|---|---|
| Murder | Custodial immediate, Life |
What the court heard
His original sentence✓ Saved minimum-term order of 42-years imprisonment was quashed and substituted with a whole-life order after the court ruled it unduly lenient. He pleaded guilty to murder in Walthamstow, east London, on 22 July 2024. He was on licence from a life sentence for murder when he stabbed his pregnant girlfriend multiple times. She died at the scene.
Aggravating and mitigating factors
On licence / supervision at the time of the offence; A Guilty Plea; Mental Health - Bipolar Disorder / Depression / Depressive disorder / Depressive episode