Last updated at 16:36, Tuesday, 04 September 2012
Barrow sex offender sentence adjourned after court report complaint
"A SEX offender awaiting sentence for offences against children has had his case put back after his legal representative complained about a court report.
ADJOURNED: KB, who admitted sex offences against a young girl under the age of 13
Judge Simon Newell adjourned sentence on KB for greater detail to be obtained about the man’s previous convictions and the circumstances in which the offences occurred.
Mr Richard Haworth, defending, asked for the case to be adjourned, claiming the pre-sentence report that had been drawn up on B by the probation service “overstepped the mark”.
Mr Haworth said: “There doesn’t appear on my reading and re-reading of the report to be one positive aspect which can be pointed to or identified within the report.
“It is, in effect, 13 pages of negative assessment, so far as Mr B is concerned.
“I submit there is criticism to be levelled at the way the matter has been presented before the court.
“It would be more helpful to the sentencing judge to have a report which is based upon fact and not speculation or fiction.”"
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow-sex-offender-sentence-adjourned-after-court-report-complaint-1.992081?referrerPath=news/west_cumbria
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