British High Court to set length of Huntley's sentence

The minimum period Ian Huntley will stay in jail will not be decided until next year.

The minimum period Ian Huntley will stay in jail will not be decided until next year.

Britain's Home Secretary David Blunkett has been barred from setting the minimum sentence – or “tariff” – under European human rights rules.

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