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Bracknell man given 21-month sentence in 2006 finally freed after court rules original term was imposed in error
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Luke Ings, who was jailed in 2006 at the age of 17 with a minimum 21-month tariff under a detention for public protection (DPP) sentence, has been released from custody after spending nearly 20 years behind bars. Wolverhampton Crown Court quashed his original sentence, replacing it with a 42-month term following years of campaigning by his family and a review by the Criminal Cases Review Commission. The judge described the failure to consider an alternative extended sentence at the time as a very serious error. Ings was freed alongside Liam Bennett, who was also serving an indefinite sentence given in 2007.
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- Luke Ings was freed on Wednesday after spending 20 years in custody following a 2006 conviction for offences including robbery and assault.
- Although given a minimum tariff of 21 months, he received an indefinite detention for public protection (DPP) sentence as a 17-year-old.
- Mr Justice Choudhury and magistrate Norma Grant quashed the original sentence at Wolverhampton Crown Court, replacing it with a 42-month sentence and releasing him.
- The judge stated that the original court's failure to consider an alternative extended sentence and Ings' age at the time were critical factors.
- Ings was freed alongside Liam Bennett, who had also received a DPP sentence in 2007, following reviews by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.