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Ellie, just 17, was murdered at her home in Calne by Thomas Griffiths last year. Current guidelines state that if a weapon is taken to a murder scene, then sentence lengths will start at 25 years, but if the weapon is already at the crime scene, then that is reduced to 15 years. Ellie s mother, Carole Gould, has told the BBC: These cases. are happening all the time, and yet the government is simply not interested in changing sentencing so the punishment fits the crime. The Ministry of Justice responded: All murder rightly carries a life sentence and it is for judges to decide the minimum prison term.