more than doubled today.Tragic Angel, who was 19 at the time, fell from a speeding van after Bowskill and a friend had snatched her off the street and bundled her into the back of the vehicle.She has been left with life-changing injuries after the horrifying incident.
Bowskill was originally given seven and a half years behind bars after being found guilty of kidnap, coercive and controlling behaviour, and perverting the course of justice.But Angel’s family saluted today’s Court of Appeal decision to increase it to 16 years and three months.
He’ll serve at least two-thirds of his sentence for his crimes in prison before being eligible for parole.After the hearing, Angel's aunt Jackie Chamberlain said the family was "relieved", reported The Sun.“We're relieved because we don't want him to walk away from prison, we want him to get what he deserves and we have been given life,” she said.“We’ll take that [sentence] because it's more than we got in the first place and we were told not to appeal.”Angel suffered a fractured skull and massive brain injuries during her shocking ordeal in September 2020.
She now needs 24-hour care and can’t communicate, walk or feed herself, and she might never make a full recovery.In a statement, Angel’s family said: “Angel was so full of life and had such a great future ahead of her.
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