CONVICTED RAPIST'S JAIL TERM INCREASED TO LIFE AFTER APPEAL
A convicted rapist, Lawrence Connors, who was previously jailed for the rape of two elderly women in the 1990s, had his jail sentence increased to life imprisonment after an appeal.
Originally sentenced to nine-and-a-half years last year for robbing five elderly women in various locations including London Colney, Redbourn, Watford, and Hemel Hempstead, Connors was caught after police investigated previous crimes dating back to the 1980s.
The Court of Appeal intervened on January 17, 2002, citing the original sentence as 'unduly lenient,' and ordered a life sentence for Connors, who has a history of violent sexual crimes.
The police and legal authorities argued that he posed a significant danger to the public, particularly elderly women, and should be incarcerated for life.
His past conviction in 1990 was notably the first case where DNA evidence from hair roots successfully linked him to semen stains, leading to the conviction for the rape of two women in their 80s.
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
ape of two elderly women in the 1990s, had his jail sentence increased to life imprisonment after an appeal. Originally sentenced to nine-and-a-half years last year for robbing five elderly women in various locations including London Col...
Prison sentence
life
A convicted rapist, Lawrence Connors, who was previously jailed for the rape of two elderly women in the 1990s, had his jail sentence increased to life imprisonment after an appeal
Life or indeterminate sentence
life
The Court of Appeal intervened on January 17, 2002, citing the original sentence as 'unduly lenient,' and ordered a life sentence for Connors, who has a history of violent sexual crimes
