Vincent Tabak found guilty of Jo Yeates murder

[The Dragon Master]

Vincent Tabak has been found guilty of the murder of Bristol landscape architect Jo Yeates and sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in jail.

Miss Yeates, 25, was strangled in her Clifton flat after inviting her 33-year-old neighbour in for drinks last December, Bristol Crown Court heard.

Her family said they hoped Tabak's life in prison would be a living hell.

After the case, it emerged the Dutch engineer kept internet pornography depicting violence against women.

On computers recovered from his flat, police found images of men holding their hands around women's necks during sex and photos of women tied up in car boots.

Mr Justice Field, sentencing Tabak, said: I think there was a sexual element to this killing.

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-15448121

 

[Jazzy]

Jo Yeates's family: For us it is with regret that capital punishment is not an option.

Is there no capital punishment in the UK?

This man deserves to lose his life for what he did. A minimum of 20 years in jail in not justice served (IMO).

 

[The Dragon Master]

Is there no capital punishment in the UK?

This man deserves to lose his life for what he did. A minimum of 20 years in jail in not justice served (IMO).

Nope. There hasn't been for 100's of years. Sometimes I want it back :\ The sad thing is, this guy could be out of prison in 10-15 years for 'Good behaviour'

 

[Jazzy]

If there's no capital punishment in the UK, don't they believe in life sentence without the possibility of parole?

 

[The Dragon Master]

If there's no capital punishment in the UK, don't they believe in life sentence without the possibility of parole?

It is there, I think... I think I've only ever heard sentences relating to that as Life sentence with a minimum of 20 years or something like that.

 

[Jazzy]

Tabak got sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in jail. Since I don't see the words Life then I would assume he could be released after serving the full 20 years. That would make him 55 years old and out on the streets to possibly kill again.

 

[The Dragon Master]

Tabak got sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in jail. Since I don't see the words Life then I would assume he could be released after serving the full 20 years. That would make him 55 years old and out on the streets to possibly kill again.

Yeah

Our sentencing system sucks. I think if we had more room to house people in Prison (OR take away their privileges and make prison a harsher place) then he wouldn't be out. I think they were talking about turning an old HMS Navy ship into a off shore prison. Dunno what happened to that. Funding or the EU were like NOPE! >_<