A man who murdered his pregnant partner while on licence has had his prison sentence extended.
Shaine March, 48, was convicted last October of murdering 32-year-old mum-of-two Alana Odysseos at her home in Walthamstow, east London, in July 2024, while she was pregnant with their child.
He was handed a 42-year sentence. But his case was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme after it was highlighted that he killed Alana while on licence for another murder.
The Solicitor General referred his second life sentence to the Court of Appeal, with barristers telling a hearing on Thursday that March should have been given a whole life order.
March also challenged the length of his sentence, with his barristers claiming it was ‘manifestly excessive’.
In a ruling, Lord Justice Edis, sitting with Mr Justice Cavanagh and Judge Alice Robinson, said: ‘The sentence was unduly lenient.
‘We quash it, and we quash the minimum term order that the judge made, and substitute in its place a whole life order, which means that the offender will never be released.’
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