Increased sentence for double murderer
Amrit Jhagra facing longer in prison for stabbing a teenager and adult to death
A man who stabbed a teenager and adult to death in Doncaster will spend longer in prison after his sentence was found to be unduly lenient.
Amrit Jhagra, 19, fatally stabbed 17-year-old Janis Kozlovskis and 20-year-old Ryan 皇冠体育appobald in the early hours of 29 January 2022 when he became involved in an altercation between Mr Kozlovskis and his friend.
Jhagra, who was the only person at the scene to be armed, first stabbed Mr 皇冠体育appobald, inflicting injuries including a 13-15cm deep in the victim鈥檚 chest which penetrated the heart and lung. Mr 皇冠体育appobald died at the scene.
皇冠体育app offender then repeatedly stabbed Mr Kozlovskis, who died in hospital having suffered injuries including a 10-12 cm deep stab wound to the chest as well as wounds to the neck, armpit, abdomen and knee.
On 6 October 2022 Jhagra was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 24 years for two counts of murder.
His sentence was then referred to the Court of Appeal as Unduly Lenient.
On 20 December 2022 the Court quashed Jhagra鈥檚 original sentence and handed down a new sentence of a life imprisonment with a minimum term of 26 years.
Speaking after the hearing, the Solicitor General Michael Tomlinson KC MP said:
鈥淭oday I wish to express my sympathies to the families of both Janis Kozlovskis and Ryan 皇冠体育appobald.鈥�
鈥淲hile no sentence can repair the damage caused by Amrit Jhagra鈥檚 barbaric actions, I welcome the decision of the Court to sentence him to a longer prison term which is a better reflection of his violent offending.鈥�