Mid Leicestershire MP, Peter Bedford, has written to the Attorney General for England and Wales to request a review into the unduly lenient sentences that were handed out to the killers of much-loved Braunstone Town pensioner, Mr Bhim Kholi.
Mr Kohli was a well-known and respected man in the local community and was brutally attacked while walking his dog near his home last September. It was with extreme sadness, that the following day he passed away due to the nature of his injuries.
Last week, Leicester Crown Court sentenced a 15-year old boy and a 13-year old girl to seven years imprisonment and a three-year rehabilitation order for the brutal and horrific attack.
Mr Bedford said: “The announcement of the sentences that have handed down to the murderers of Mr Kholi is absolutely shocking. They are unduly lenient and I am utterly shocked and appalled by this news.”
“The two young people who carried out these attacks, will in a few years, be able to continue with their lives, while the family of Mr Kholi serve a life sentence of pain and grief”
“I have elevated this to the Attorney General for England and Wales, as I in no way believe that proper justice has been served. In short, the sentence needs to be reviewed.”
“I will continue to explore all the options that are available to my Office as the local MP, to ensure that these perpetrators who took a life, are never in a position to commit such brutal crimes again.”
Peter will continue to fight for justice for the Kohli family.
