Channel: ITV News

Category: News & Politics

Tags: child abuse#court

Description: Six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes faced “systematic brutality amounting to torture” leading up to his death, the Court of Appeal has heard during a review of the prison sentences of five killers. Senior judges are hearing challenges or appeals to the prison sentences of the notorious criminals, including the whole-life terms of former police officer Wayne Couzens and double murderer Ian Stewart. Emma Tustin and Thomas Hughes, who killed Arthur, are also having their sentences reviewed. Arthur suffered an unsurvivable brain injury while in the sole care of Tustin, who was jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years after assaulting him on June 16, 2020. Tustin and Arthur’s father, Hughes, who was sentenced to 21 years for manslaughter, are appealing against the length of their sentences which are also being challenged as being unduly lenient. On Wednesday, Tom Little QC, representing the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), said Tustin’s case “merited at the very least consideration of a whole-life order”. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at itv.com/news Follow ITV News on Facebook: facebook.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Twitter: twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: instagram.com/itvnews