The CCA has dismissed an application by a man who twice tried to have his estranged wife killed to have an appeal against the severity of his seven-year sentence determined by the Supreme Court.

A MAN who twice tried to have his estranged wife killed has asked the Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) to have his seven-year sentence referred to the Supreme Court on grounds it raises an important point of law.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has upheld the seven-year sentence imposed on a man who twice tried to have his estranged wife killed.