Petition · past parliament
Free Sarah Sands or at least allow her orginal sentence
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Sarah was sentenced to three and a half years for fatally stabbing a convicted paedophile Mike Pleasted 77, 28th November 2014. Her sentence has now been changed to seven and a half years
Because of 30 members of the public complaining Sarah had to go back a court of appeal and her sentence has now been changed to seven and a half years. Firstly this mother handed herself in to the police and Mike had previous convictions and was on bail. How is this fair!
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
This is a decision taken by the courts, which are independent of the Government and Parliament.
If you would like the law to be changed, to provide for a lower minimum sentence in cases like this, you could start a petition calling on Parliament to change the law.
If you would like the law to be changed, to provide for a lower minimum sentence in cases like this, you could start a petition calling on Parliament to change the law.
Timeline
| 23 Jan 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Mar 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.