Court increases prison sentence in sexual assault case

The Court of Criminal Appeal has increased from four to six years the prison term imposed on a 59-year-old man who was jailed for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy whose mother he had befriended.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has increased from four to six years the prison term imposed on a 59-year-old man who was jailed for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy whose mother he had befriended.

The court held that the original sentence was unduly lenient.

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