Sara Sharif's father 'derived grim satisfaction from campaign of violence', judge saysReuters
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00:00The way that you treated Sarah, culminating in her murder, means that your conduct was of such a seriousness as to warrant a 30-year starting point, even if the word sadistic is not precisely apt to describe it.
00:14It bears comparison with the other types of murder set out in Schedule 21, paragraph 3, which justify a 30-year starting point.
00:25You plainly derived grim satisfaction from your campaign of violence against Sarah.
00:30The starting point, therefore, is 30 years.
00:34However, the starting point is not the end point.
00:38I must also take into account the aggravating factors and, if and to the extent that there are any, the mitigating factors in your case.
00:47I say immediately that consideration of these factors will result in a substantial uplift from the starting point.