before 2000 by applying the relevant practice directions and other guidance available. if the minimum term to be served would have been shorter before december 2002 that i must apply that shorter term. i start therefore by considering the appropriate term you must serve by reference to scheduled 2i appropriate term you must serve by reference to scheduled 21 of the sentencing act. in this context i make the following findings which i am sure, having the trialjudge, you lured nikki allan away by telling her lies. 0nly lured nikki allan away by telling her lies. only you know what you said to her, to cause her to leave the gully with you shortly before 10pm in 1992 to leave with you. somehow you tricked her into going with you to the opposite direction to her home and on a cold and dark night. you do not use force. a witness saw you both on your way to the old exchange building, you leading the way and nikki allan skipping along after you, the impression of that witness was
exchange building approximates to the abduction scenario. the killing did not involve sexual motivation and ifind no evidence you did not involve sexual motivation and i find no evidence you were sexually thrilled by the killing. but the whole purpose of your tricking nikki to go to the derelict building was as i have found, in order to assault her sexually. the presence of these factors in conjunction with other factors which i have identified in my findings of fact, have caused me to reflect very carefully upon whether this is one of those exceptional cases in which a whole life order should be imposed. mr ryder does not urge that course upon me and on reflection rightly so. recent guidance on court appeal remindsjudges rightly so. recent guidance on court appeal reminds judges that whole life orders should be imposed only where the facts of the case considered as a whole will leave the judge in no doubt that the offender must be kept in prison for the rest of his or her life and it