CRIMINAL DIVISION
The Strand London WC2 |
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B e f o r e :
(Lord Judge)
MR JUSTICE IRWIN
and
MR JUSTICE HOLROYDE
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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REFERENCE No. 51 of 2010 | ||
UNDER SECTION 36 OF | ||
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1988 | ||
R E G I N A | ||
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GORDON LAXTON |
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Tuesday 19 October 2010
THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE:
"I will never be the person that I should have been. .... It [the abuse] has affected every aspect of my life. I will never be free from the memories, nightmares and horrendous legacy of this abuse."
"is an extremely limited individual who probably has a mental age of approximately 8 years. He would be unable to function as an adolescent, never mind as an adult."
We approach that conclusion with serious reservation because an 8 year old would not be able to be in gainful employment, even of a modest kind, for thirty years.