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Murdered girl's sister calls for removal of time limit to appeal lenient jail sentences

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Murdered girl's sister calls for removal of time limit to appeal lenient jail sentences

The sister of a teenage girl who was brutally murdered 11 years ago has launched a petition to remove the 28-day time limit to launch an appeal against a murder sentence under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme.

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