The verdict on two brothers charged with brutally torturing two other young boys is being reviewed in the UK, following criticism from various quarters.
The brothers, 11- and 12-year-olds, were handed indefinite terms last week with a minimum tariff of five years over an incident in Edlington, near Doncaster, last April. The indeterminate sentences for public protection are known as IPP sentences, and the convicts cannot be released unless the authorities are convinced they pose no threat to the society.
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Attorney General Baroness Scotland will now look at the sentences to see if they were "unduly lenient."
The Attorney General is required to look at cases if asked to do so by a member of the public.
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Dr Elliott, a psychiatrist, said the attackers could pose a risk to society for many years.
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As Britain wrings its hands helplessly over the purt in the teen knife and gun crimes, a senior adviser to the government blames it all on the culture of greed and rudeness plaguing the nation.
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If Lady Scotland decides the sentences were too soft, she will refer them to the Court of Appeal and ask the judges to consider upping the terms.
They will look again at the case and can decide to change the terms or leave them as they are.
A spokesman for the Attorney General's office said: "We have called for the papers in the case following a request that the Attorney General calls it in."
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