July 02, 2011

Soho bomber David Copeland loses appeal over sentence

The immediate aftermath of the bomb blast at the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho
David Copeland, the Soho nailbomber who killed three people in 1999, has lost an appeal to have his sentence cut.

The 35-year-old, from Hampshire, set off three bombs over the course of two weeks designed to kill and seriously injure London’s gay, Asian and black communities.

Sixty-three people were injured by bombs he set off in Brick Lane and Brixton, but the final and most devastating incident took place in Soho, the heart of London’s gay scene.bIn that attack, three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed and 79 were injured.

The bomber, who told police he was a neo-Nazi when arrested, was found guilty the following year of three murders and three offences of planting bombs. He was handed six life sentences for the attacks. Originally, Copeland was told that he must serve a minimum of 30 years before he can be considered for parole.

In 2007, a judge increased that sentence to a minimum of 50 years.

Copeland attempted to appeal the decision but the Court of Appeal ruled this week to uphold it.

Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge said: “It is difficult to exaggerate the horror of these appalling crimes, which stemmed, as far as we can see, from the appellant’s abhorrent beliefs. Having reflected on this awful case, we have come to the conclusion that the appeal should be dismissed.”

Pink News

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

It would have been useful for Pink News to mention that Copeland was a leading BNP activist a year or two prior to the bombings.

John P said...

Anonymous said...

It would have been useful for Pink News to mention that Copeland was a leading BNP activist a year or two prior to the bombings.

5:24 PM, July 02, 2011

They might not have been aware.

Fifteen Heretics said...

No: they were aware that he left the BNP a year prior to the bombings because he thought they were too soft and joined the National Socialists.

Some said he was a paranoid schizophrenic, if he was he should be in a secure psychiatric institution. If he was sane he should have been hanged, or at the very least given life to mean life.

Any issue with that boys & girls?

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Kev Scott loves The Jam said...

Some said he was a paranoid schizophrenic, if he was he should be in a secure psychiatric institution. If he was sane he should have been hanged, or at the very least given life to mean life.

Any issue with that boys & girls?


"Some said"? I think I'll leave that to the medical professionals to decide.... if he has got serious mental problems, he will be placed appropriately.

If he is sane, I'd rather he spends a lot of time in prison, where he has time to come to terms with what he has done and hopefully recieve some help to make him a productive member of society.

"Should have been hanged".... Pffft

Y'dont make a very good troll