five years is the maximum sentence for a violent public disorder,this needs to be increased to a minimum of 10years
My husband Simon Dobbin was brutally attacked and left for dead, after some mindless thugs ambushed him and a small number of Cambridge united supporters in March of 2015, after they had watched the football match in southend Essex, this was an unprovoked 90 second attack, where Simon was stomped and kicked on repeatedly which left him with permanent brain damage and clinically dead for seven minutes, without the assistant from paramedics, he would not be here today.
The CPS failed to bring in a higher charge, because although some of these defendants had my husband blood on them, they could not pin point who carried out the attack and caused the damage, if you leave a pub intending to cause harm to another, and someone is beaten to an inch of their life then you should all stand trial for attempted murder, or GBH, this law needs to be put into place now.
12 thugs were found guilty and senteneced to 16months to five years, we now have a life sentence.
please sign this petition to have the sentencing increased
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August 9, 2017
I truly never imagined that one thousand people would join me in this. Seeing this level of support for Simon is overwhelming and honestly leaves me speechless.
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 8, 2017
August 4, 2017
Seeing one hundred people put their names behind this feels overwhelming. I truly never expected this many people to care about our family story.
Reached 100 supporters
August 3, 2017
July 31, 2017
Seeing the count climb toward one hundred signers leaves me truly stunned and overwhelmed by your kindness. This movement belongs entirely to you now as we push to show that these sentences must reflect the reality of what victims and families endure.
560 Comments
I understand that a sentence longer than 4 months is automatically halved in which case 2-1/2 years would only be served for a 5 year sentence which reduces the maximum of 5 years to only 2-1/2. This poor couple have a life sentence which is grossly unfair.
Totally support this petition - as the attackers kicked Simon in the head, this should be treated as attempted murder. Their purpose was to cause him harm and the results were life changing for both Simon and family - the sentence should reflect this accordingly
The laws must change to allow heavier penalties for crimes that radically change their victims lives for ever.To me this is attempted murder. Poor Simon and his family can NEVER have a normal life again. Their lives have been changed for ever.
Scandalous prison sentences dished out to these, when a group of men who burgled John Terry's house get sentences of 7/8 years! destroy a man and his family get at most 5 years and out in in much shorter length of time I invisage! How can that be justice?
This gentleman and his family have received a life sentence following this vicious attack. The perpetrators of this crime need to be punished appropriately and I wholeheartedly support a change in the minimum time served for violent public disorder to 10 years.
Ex service man attacked discusting
I hope this petition changes the law against these thugs. good luck.
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five years is the maximum sentence for a violent public disorder,this needs to be increased to a minimum of 10years
My husband Simon Dobbin was brutally attacked and left for dead, after some mindless thugs ambushed him and a small number of Cambridge united supporters in March of 2015, after they had watched the football match in southend Essex, this was an unprovoked 90 second attack, where Simon was stomped and kicked on repeatedly which left him with permanent brain damage and clinically dead for seven minutes, without the assistant from paramedics, he would not be here today.
The CPS failed to bring in a higher charge, because although some of these defendants had my husband blood on them, they could not pin point who carried out the attack and caused the damage, if you leave a pub intending to cause harm to another, and someone is beaten to an inch of their life then you should all stand trial for attempted murder, or GBH, this law needs to be put into place now.
12 thugs were found guilty and senteneced to 16months to five years, we now have a life sentence.
please sign this petition to have the sentencing increased
Updates
August 9, 2017
I truly never imagined that one thousand people would join me in this. Seeing this level of support for Simon is overwhelming and honestly leaves me speechless.
Reached 1,000 supporters
August 8, 2017
August 4, 2017
Seeing one hundred people put their names behind this feels overwhelming. I truly never expected this many people to care about our family story.
Reached 100 supporters
August 3, 2017
July 31, 2017
Seeing the count climb toward one hundred signers leaves me truly stunned and overwhelmed by your kindness. This movement belongs entirely to you now as we push to show that these sentences must reflect the reality of what victims and families endure.
560 Comments
Not only has Simon's quality of life been terminated but his incredible wife is now in a situation that she could never have envisaged. Certainly time to protiect the victim and their cares/family and to send a deterrent message to other thugs.
I understand that a sentence longer than 4 months is automatically halved in which case 2-1/2 years would only be served for a 5 year sentence which reduces the maximum of 5 years to only 2-1/2. This poor couple have a life sentence which is grossly unfair.
Totally support this petition - as the attackers kicked Simon in the head, this should be treated as attempted murder. Their purpose was to cause him harm and the results were life changing for both Simon and family - the sentence should reflect this accordingly
The laws must change to allow heavier penalties for crimes that radically change their victims lives for ever.To me this is attempted murder. Poor Simon and his family can NEVER have a normal life again. Their lives have been changed for ever.
Scandalous prison sentences dished out to these, when a group of men who burgled John Terry's house get sentences of 7/8 years! destroy a man and his family get at most 5 years and out in in much shorter length of time I invisage! How can that be justice?
This gentleman and his family have received a life sentence following this vicious attack. The perpetrators of this crime need to be punished appropriately and I wholeheartedly support a change in the minimum time served for violent public disorder to 10 years.
Ex service man attacked discusting
I hope this petition changes the law against these thugs. good luck.
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Not only has Simon's quality of life been terminated but his incredible wife is now in a situation that she could never have envisaged. Certainly time to protiect the victim and their cares/family and to send a deterrent message to other thugs.