A trio of Cocklecarrots, or something beginning with 'c'!

There's a third one to go with this pair but unfortunately I do not have a photo.  However, let me introduce you to Judge Francis Gilbert, left, and Lord Justice Moses, right, who sat recently with Mr. Justice Simon at the Court of Appeal to consider the sentence bestowed on Anthony Martin Milsom.

                                                                          

What had Mr. Milsom been up to?   Well, according to The Daily Mail:

Milsom had been given an indeterminate sentence by Mold Crown Court in March this year after pleading guilty to a catalogue of sexual offences.  An indeterminate sentence meant he could only be released when the parole board was satisfied he was no longer a danger to the public. 

Seems a bit harsh, you might think and no wonder he appealed against it.  But then The Mail tells us what the offences were and, even more frightening, what the background was to Milsom's fantasy world:

Speaking during his initial sentencing Judge Niclas Parry [sound fella', that Parry, why isn't he on the Appeal Court?] said the 'facts of this case would chill the blood of the parent of any young child'.  The court was told Milsom had a fascination with the murder, abduction and the rape of young female children, and that police had found a book written and illustrated by Milsom called 'How to kidnap young girls'.  A bag was found at his property containing newspaper cuttings of high profile abduction cases including Milly Dowler, Holly and Jessica Wells, and Madeleine McCann.

A child mannequin was also found wearing children's underwear tied up with a skipping rope hanging from the ceiling of his home.  Videos showed Milsom whipping and kicking it to the recorded sounds of a child screaming. (My emphasis)

The three Cocklecarrots on the Appeal Court overturned Judge Parry's ultra sensible sentence and reduced it to three and a half years, less 155 days spent on remand.  So, with good behaviour and a pat on the back from some psychobabbler Milsom will probably be out in a couple of years, if not sooner.

Now, my question to the three Cocklecarrots is quite simple: will it be OK with you, your (dis)Honours, if, on his release, Milsom is rehoused next to where your grandchildren live?  A simple but honest 'yes' or 'no' is all that is required.

Finally, I have a question for you, dear reader: what sort of sentence should be passed on those three brain-dead judges as punishment for their direct culpability if in a couple of years time Milsom succeeds in turning his fixated fantasies into reality by slaughtering a child?

 

Comments

[Andra]

Well, this man is obviously mentally ill and needs to be locked up somewhere.
I would most definitely not want him living next door to my 6 year old granddaughter.
However, I don't quite understand what crime he has been convicted of.
Please enlighten me.

[David Duff]

It's in the link to The Daily Mail, Andra.

[Andra]

Ah yes, fair enough.