Ian Watkins jailed for 35 years (merged)
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Surprised not to see a thread on this in GD given the case is now closed and sentence passed.
Watkins received 29 years plus an extended licence of six years. Good to see the two mothers involved also got 14 and 17 years respectively though why are they still only known as "woman A" and "woman B"? They should have been identified.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/ian-watkins-sentenced-29-years-6422696
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Watkins received 29 years plus an extended licence of six years. Good to see the two mothers involved also got 14 and 17 years respectively though why are they still only known as "woman A" and "woman B"? They should have been identified.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/ian-watkins-sentenced-29-years-6422696
[highlight]Admin notice:[/highlight] Users are reminded that people should not be named.
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4 already deleted. Not sure why as I did not see anything outrageous posted.
I think it becomes easier to pull threads rather than trawl through for individual posts. considering the number of threads that are created here on an hourly basis, it probably pulls the mods away from other work and causes problems in that respect.
One of the threads did link to a download of a copy of the judge's sentencing remarks so I suspect that's maybe why that was pulled.
The sentence suggests something truly horrific, yet all is reported is the conversations (which aren't illegal). Are the crimes so unpleasant they're not actually being reported?
Which would in turn identify their children.
I followed the main thread and there was no mention of the mothers names. I wondered if it was because they are still following lines of enquiry.
I'm afraid that attempted rape of a baby suggests incomplete penetration due to physical impossibility rather than him being interrupted.
BIG sentence for a non-homicide. I don't think the judge was struck by his drugs defence.
I do feel sorry for his mother. I honestly believe it would have been less painful for her if he had died an honorable death.
They may be but that won't be why the women are unidentified. It's about anonymity of the victims.
The judges findings are online and available. Not for the feint hearted tho.
I read the sentencing report from the judge about the case and, to be honest, you really don't want to know. It explains the charges in rather graphic detail and "horrifying" doesn't really cover the half of it.
I completely understand that. I'm saying that they were not identified in the main thread so unsure why it was pulled.
That is probably why it was pulled then.
So is DS censoring their site ?
Oh god, I'm going in.
This better not be like the Ken Bigley decapitation video. That messed me up for weeks.
These two women involved should now be named. They have been found guilty as charged and sentenced passed.
To avoid any possible risk of them being named I would imagine. You can get 2 years in prison for contempt of court for naming them.
Sounds like a deserved sentence for this individual.
Like you I cannot see why the women have not been identified. If there is a reason for this, it's obscure to me.
It's grim. But most of it has been on the news. Just so explicit, and the depraved mindset is more shocking than I could ever have imagined.
It's been mentioned many, many times - to protect the identity of the children.
I think it's to protect the children. Hopefully, they'll get adopted and placed in good homes and have their names changed, anyhow.