The Government's chief legal adviser has been asked to review the sentences of three people jailed following the murder of Thomas Campbell, to consider whether they are 'unduly lenient'. Mr Campbell was tortured to death in his own home after being ambushed by three men armed with weapons.
He was stabbed, strangled and beaten up, and had boiling water poured on his genitals during a two hour ordeal before being left for dead in his hallway. His attackers plotted to rob cash, drugs or valuables from his home.
Three people were locked up at Bolton Crown Court last month after a five week murder trial. Reece Steven, 29, one of the three attackers who pounced on Mr Campbell at his home in Mossley, Tameside, was convicted of murder. He was handed a life sentence, and ordered to serve at least 37 years.
