Notorious rapists have minimum jail terms increased from 30 to 40 years by Court of Appeal

Two well-known rapists Joseph McCann and Reynhard Sinaga who were arrested, serving life sentences currently had an increment in jail terms to 40 years by the Court of Appeal. Prior to now, the minimum jail term was 30 years.

Joseph McCann, who is currently 35 is jailed for sex attacks on eleven women and children inclusive and was given a total of 33 life sentences in December last year at Old Bailey. This happened during the cocaine and vodka-fuelled violence that took place for 15 days.

The second rapist is Reynard Sinaga, he is 37 years old.
He was convinced to have committed more than 150 offenses, 136 rapes, (48 were committed among men). At January, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court. More than 190 victims were traced to him by the police.

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The 30-year jail term handed to Sinaga and McCann by the Court of Appeal was considered by The Attorney General’s Office as “unduly lenient”.

This October, there was a hearing in London, Solicitor General Micheal Ellis QC opted that the culprits should have been given the life terms. He also added that the crime which these two have committed is one of the worse ever witnessed by the country.

A five-judge panel opted out of the ‘whole life terms on McCann and Sinaga but instead, their sentences were increased to 40 years.

On Friday, 10th of December, Lord Burnett said :

“The offending in the cases of McCann and Sinaga, very serious indeed though it is, does not, in our judgment, call for either to receive a whole life tariff.

Lord Burnett added that ” McCann and Sinaga’s crimes ended up as one of the most terrific crimes of rape ever both in England and in Wales.