The first-ever televised sentencing at the Old Bailey has taken place as a young man is jailed for the manslaughter of his grandfather.
Ben Oliver, 25, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 10 years and eight months this Thursday by Judge Sarah Munro QC. Footage of the sentencing was broadcast across news channels and has been made available online via Sky News, the BBC and ITV.
It comes after a change in the law in 2020 that allowed cameras to be brought in the crown court, however its implementation was delayed due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The sentencing took place in Court Two, one of the Old Bailey's oldest courtrooms.
