The seven-and-a-half year prison sentence of a man who kidnapped a 19-year-old girl is to be reviewed.
The Attorney General will consider whether the jail term handed to Chay Bowskill was 'unduly lenient.'
Bowskill was convicted of her kidnap, of coercive and controlling behaviour, and perverting the course of justice following a trial at Leicester Crown Court. He was found not guilty of a causing grievous bodily harm charge, Leicestershire Live reports.
Angel Lynn suffered catastrophic injuries after she fell onto the A6 from the van her kidnapper boyfriend had bundled her into.
Bowskill, 20, of Empingham Drive, Syston was given a seven-and-a-half year jail term on Wednesday, January 26.
The sentence has since come under intense scrutiny and the Attorney General has received a request for the sentence to be considered under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme.
During the sentencing at Leicester Crown Court, Judge Timothy Spencer QC told Bowskill: "She was a beautiful young woman who should have been enjoying the carefree years of her late-teens into early adulthood.
"You treated her in a vile way. She was belittled by you to a point where she must have felt worthless on a regular basis.
"You bombarded her with repulsive and degrading messages. You controlled her freedom of movement by a variety of means.
"She wasn't allowed any sort of life apart from you. I'm satisfied you meted out violence to her, causing bruising, on at least two occasions."
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So how did the judge decide on a seven-and-a-half year sentence for the kidnapper?
For the kidnap, Bowskill was sentenced to three years and three months.
For controlling and coercive behaviour, he received two years, to be served consecutively
For perverting the course of justice - two years and three months, also consecutively.
Meaning the total was seven-and-a-half years detention.
The judge said he took into account Bowskill's age, because he is not yet classed as an adult until he turns 21 in April, when he will be transferred to an adult prison or wing.
He would have got a longer sentence had he been older, but the judge took into account his "immaturity".
He said that there was "some merit" in Bowskill's barrister Robin Howat describing him "as a little boy in man's shoes".
At the sentencing, the judge added: "Were it not for the kidnapping, Angel Lynn wouldn't have been in the van, in which there was a high state of tension, travelling along the A6 at between 60 and 70mph and wouldn't have been in a position where she exited the van with devastating consequences.
"None of that would have befallen her had you not kidnapped her in the first place.
"The ultimate consequences cannot be ignored. It must also be set against the background of many months of controlling and coercive behaviour."
Regarding perverting the course of justice, the judge told Bowskill: "You were selfishly obsessed with your own predicament and made desperate efforts to try and persuade your mother to retract her police statement.
"Your mother comes out of this with no credit - it was disgraceful conduct with her giving lying evidence in court about Angel and the police.
"You should be ashamed of your vile and demeaning conduct towards your mother, seeking to get her to perjure herself - because it was you who brought her to this very low ebb.
"It strikes at the heart of the criminal justice system."
In a statement confirming the sentence would be reviewed, a spokeswoman for the Attorney General's office said: "We have received a request for this sentence to be considered under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme.
"The Law Officers have 28 days from sentencing to consider the case and make a decision."
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