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Ellie Gould *Title edited by GNHQ*

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Calendargirl Fri 08-Nov-19 18:28:36

Just watching the News about Ellie Goulding. Her poor, poor mother and grandmother talking about the dreadful way she was murdered by her ex boyfriend.
Why do they get ‘life’ sentences, which in this case seems to mean 12 and a half years in prison?
So he will be out before he’s 30.

Loislovesstewie Fri 08-Nov-19 18:30:26

I think he needs a psychiatric assessment as no normal person does this.And a longer term of imprisonment.

Callistemon Fri 08-Nov-19 18:36:35

Do you mean Ellie Gould Calendargirl?

A 'life sentence' for Griffiths which is apparently 12+ years, but a proper life sentence for her poor family.

Calendargirl Fri 08-Nov-19 18:42:22

Yes, thank you Callistemon had just realised in my agitation had got the wrong name!

annep1 Fri 08-Nov-19 19:01:22

I cried at the news tonight. A lovely young girl with her life ahead of her. Poor poor mother having to live with this.
How is twelve years a life sentence? This is not justice. In any case this young man is a danger and should never be freed..

chelseababy Fri 08-Nov-19 19:01:43

I think it was a lesser sentence because he pleaded guilty.

Treebee Fri 08-Nov-19 19:08:44

Goodness, this gave me a shock! Could the thread title be changed?

Calendargirl Fri 08-Nov-19 19:30:15

Treebee

Sorry to shock you. Don’t know if a thread title can be changed?

suziewoozie Fri 08-Nov-19 19:38:02

Thread titles an be edited. Email HQ - it sort of feels disrespectful her name being incorrect - I’m sure HQ will change it

suziewoozie Fri 08-Nov-19 19:39:04

Best thing to do would be to report your OP and say what you want changing and why

merlotgran Fri 08-Nov-19 19:55:39

If they can take out swear words I'm sure they can alter a surname.

Calendargirl Fri 08-Nov-19 20:09:29

Thank you everyone for your comments.

I have messaged HQ to try and sort out my error.

Sincere apologies for upsetting anyone, an idiotic slip on my part.

Oopsminty Fri 08-Nov-19 20:26:49

I think the 12 year sentence is the maximum that can be given due to his age. He was 17 when he committed this horrendous murder.

Beautiful young girl with her life ahead of her.

Her poor parents

Grandma70s Fri 08-Nov-19 20:47:45

I wouldn’t like to be his parents either. Imagine knowing your son had done something like that

Doodledog Fri 08-Nov-19 21:39:00

It is a terribly sad case, and yes, both sets of parents have lost children and must be traumatised.

I don't think that a recommendation of 12 years means that he will necessarily get out then. It means that he can apply for parole, which may or may not be granted. If it is, it means that a very disturbed young man has somehow managed to turn his life around in jail, which will be extremely difficult fot him to do.

annep1 Fri 08-Nov-19 22:50:38

How could he ever be trusted not to do this again?

mumofmadboys Fri 08-Nov-19 23:28:58

So incredibly sad for both families.

Doodledog Sat 09-Nov-19 01:53:21

annepl Obviously I have no idea about whether this particular person can be trusted to do (or not do) anything. But I don't think that doing something once necessarily means that doing it again is inevitable.

I also think that children (and legally he was a child at the time of the murder) should be given a chance to rehabilitate and make a new start.

He may never leave jail, and if he doesn't that will be because psychologists/psychiatrists have decided that he is still dangerous, but I don't think that we can make any kind of prediction about that from behind our keyboards, unless we are also fully qualified in criminal psychology.

Loislovesstewie Sat 09-Nov-19 05:55:28

When I saw her poor mother and grandmother on television I felt I wanted to sob with them. Evey day must be hell for them. What else can we say?

annep1 Sat 09-Nov-19 05:59:22

We can't predict. I believe rehabilitation is an important part of a prison sentence. Doesn't work in a lot of cases but if it works in some then its worth trying. Recidivism is high, although not with murder convictions. But it does happen. If it can't be guaranteed 100% that someone won't murder again they shouldn't be released.
And some murders are so vicious that I believe punishment should be much more severe than it is at present. Victims need justice.