Our thanks to Ken for this. An extract from near the end of the piece:
The judge described her attacks of the two police officers as ‘thuggery’ and said he had considered jailing her but was mindful she had three children aged 3, 9 and ten.
Therefore, he decided to hand Horne an 18-month sentence, suspended for two years, and imposed 90-day rehabilitation order of alcohol abatement and monitoring.
Did the judge seriously consider the woman a fit mother? Surely not, in which case, why did he give her yet another suspended sentence, her fourth?
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Well we know why. The “Bench book” guidance says treat women leniently because we want to do away with women’s prisons! Clearly stated Government Policy following the Corston report. Plus a dollop of chivalry to the fairer sex.