A FANATICAL Christian preacher jailed for nine years for sadistically torturing his two sons has lost an appeal against his sentence.
The man’s wife, who received a six-year sentence at trial in Bradford, was also denied leave to appeal.
According to this report, the religious tyrant and his cruel wife were locked up in May after a jury found the father sadistically tortured his sons while his fervently Christian wife turned a blind eye.
During the trial at Bradford Crown Court, the two boys told how they were tortured with safety pins, clothes pegs and scalpel blades.
They said their father sewed up wounds to their mouths with a home medical kit.
Their mother picked a blunt needle because it would be more painful.
The younger boy said he was tied to a chair, blindfolded and left all night with a safety pin through his mouth. His brother was trussed up with cable and locked in a dark cupboard.
Both boys, then 13 and 11, are now in local authority care.
A spokesman for the Court of Appeal Criminal Division in London yesterday said the couple’s application for leave to appeal against conviction and sentence had been refused by a single judge. He said the pair could seek leave to renew their application before the full court.
The man and his wife cannot be named to protect the identity of their children. The father was found guilty of 11 charges of cruelty and wounding and his wife of two charges of cruelty.
After the verdicts, the couple continued to deny all the allegations of beating and torture.
Judge Christopher Prince told the fanatical Christian preacher his campaign of long-term, calculated cruelty was almost beyond belief.
He described the woman as “a strong and forceful personality” who chose to do nothing to protect her two sons from their tyrannical father.
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December 17th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Their church probably held them in a position of deep respect after all children need to be disciplined or they won’t grow up to be good christians.
December 17th, 2008 at 10:43 am
I had to double-take at the word “London” in the article. I had just automatically assumed this was happening in America, or maybe Africa.
I suppose the Muslims (and birdshits) of Britain don’t entirely have the monopoly on insanity just yet
December 17th, 2008 at 11:22 am
I too assumed it happened in America. Sure sounds like American christians to me. I’m glad they got 9 and 6 years. In my country you don’t even get that for MURDER. I hope they don’t have a right to parole. They’ve lost their right to be released early due to ‘good behaviour’. All the good behaviour in the world can’t make up for their wrongs.
I wish the two children all the luck and love in the world. Go live your life now, and make it a joyful life!
December 17th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Good lord! Why isn’t this given the same amount of press as the Baby P case?! Possibly because the religious right will get up themselves about discrimination? It makes me shudder. I usually hate that ‘I’m a parent so I have more opinion’ bullshit, but as a parent, this makes me feel physically sick that someone’s religion (insanity) takes a greater priority over their children’s welfare. Some people don’t deserve children.
December 17th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Rozi took the words straight out of my mouth.
I am not especially surprised. I know that the Daily Mail, at least, has a serious hard-on for anything that paints muslims or the non-religious ‘PC brigade’ as nutters with extreme beliefs. If you go on the same sites as some of us you will know that stories about Christian wingnuts are ten-a-penny but these stories will almost certainly not make the Mail.
Hope the little boys are swiftly housed with a lovely couple.
December 17th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
I’m sure anyone working for the Mail would know better than to try and cover this story. It’s rather like the old Soviet system, and perhaps the new Russian one – there was no direct censorship from on high, just self-censorship by reporters who knew which side their bread was buttered on.
December 17th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Spot On, Valdemar
December 27th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
The parents in question we’re religious and I believe provided a motive for their cruel and sadistic acts. I am sympathetic to Rozi’s bemusement as to why this story didn’t get better coverage and without wanting to sound like a soviet conspiritor, there are some facts that have not been presented publicly that would quite honestly make your stomach turn. Nevertheless you will be pleased to know that the boys are safe and seem to be doing very well in their new lives.