Paul Lewis QC recently acted for the Crown in the successful prosecution of a grandfather charged with the murder of his 6-week old grand-daughter. Following a trial lasting six weeks at the Newport Crown Court, the defendant was unanimously convicted by the jury of murder, and was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 25 years.
The case attracted substantial press attention and was reported on in the BBC, the Telegraph and ITV among others.
Author: Paul Lewis 2001 Farrars (plewis@farrarsbuilding.co.uk)