victim impact statements. normally they would take place from the witness box. that is where people have been describing the effect the crimes have had on them. that will not be on camera. that is happening now and for the reasons you explained earlier, the decision was made that that should not be something that happens on camera. the lawyers have been arguing what the sentence should be, the lawyers from the defence and prosecution, and again that has happened off camera so that is arguments about what the minimum term served in dozen should be, what the aggravating and mitigating circumstances should be, and the only thing we will see is theyjudge herself when she passes sentence. this is something that has been going on for nine months now, so the first one was back injuly last year. this is thejudge sarah munro passing sentence in the case of ben 0liver, that was the first one to be done on camera but it does happen quite a lot since then so for example, the woman who pleaded guil
Brandon McNeil, 20, who was handed a life sentence for murdering Shane Jerome, 23, in Brixton, South London, in July 2021, has had his minimum jail term reduced to 20 years and 247 days.