I was humbled by the media reports of the words of Tom ap Rhys Pryce's father (see [2006] Gazette, 30 November, 4), and I am afraid that I cannot be so forgiving.


The term 'life imprisonment' is a cruel joke. Twenty-one years or 17 years is hardly even the life of a dog. Given the ages of the two who were convicted of the murder of Mr ap Rhys Pryce, the term sojourn would seem to be a more appropriate one. And to cap it all there are the concurrent sentences for violent theft on tube passengers. Oh you poor things, as you are to serve such long sentences for murder we will let you off for the robberies.



Is anyone able to explain the logic behind concurrent sentences?



Paul Howard, Hemington, Somerset