A couple of other stories that caught my eye in the local papers were about sentences handed down by local courts – one on a woman who had bashed her maid and one on a man who had caused the death of a teenager whilst trying to snatch her bag.
The woman who bashed her maid (who had recovered) received a sentence of 18 years in jail, whilst the man who had killed the teenager got off with three years.
I thought for a moment that the court had got the sentences mixed up, but that was not the case – different courts and different judges.
Whilst both crimes were serious, there doesn't seem to be much consistency between different courts when it comes down to handing out sentences.
The woman who bashed her maid (who had recovered) received a sentence of 18 years in jail, whilst the man who had killed the teenager got off with three years.
I thought for a moment that the court had got the sentences mixed up, but that was not the case – different courts and different judges.
Whilst both crimes were serious, there doesn't seem to be much consistency between different courts when it comes down to handing out sentences.