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James March was out on a suspended sentence when he committed a horrendous buglary and rape

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THE Supreme Court has published the sentencing of one James March for a late night burglary and prolonged sexual assault.

Chief Justice Murrell has sentenced him to 7 years and 9 months’ imprisonment starting from the 10 November 2013. He will be eligible for parole on 9 January 2019.

Particularly disturbing is the 27 year old’s extensive criminal history and that the courts had released him on a good behaviour order at the time of this attack.

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One Response to James March was out on a suspended sentence when he committed a horrendous buglary and rape

Emily says: 11 January 2024 at 1:36 pm

I knew of this troubled child when we were both children. His parents were drug addicts and he had a little sister and brother. Their grandmother adopted the little sister and brother and James was left in his parents home. His siblings have taken an opposite path in life and are doing great. It makes me wonder, had the grandmother had of adopted James too, would things had of turned out different for him? It’s sad she didn’t want to give him a better life too. It’s so important that children be brought up rather than dragged up. My heart goes out to the victims in the story I can only imagining how traumatising the whole thing would have been. My heart also goes out to that little boy who didn’t get saved with his siblings. That would have been soul destroying , I dare say that was the catalyst to becoming completely broken as a person.

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