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R v Peter Augustine
Sentencing remarks | 28/11/2025
Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey)
CJH summary
On 28/11/2025, HHJ Sarah Whitehouse KC sentenced Peter Augustine at the Central Criminal Court for murder, robbery and a separate theft. He received life imprisonment for murder, with a minimum term of 23 years less 203 days spent on remand. Release is not automatic at the end of the minimum term. The Parole Board must be satisfied that he no longer poses a risk of harm to the public.
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Sentence details
- Offences
- Murder, robbery and theft.
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment for murder. Eight years for robbery and four weeks for theft, served concurrently with the minimum term for murder.
- Minimum term or custodial term
- 23 years less 203 days. The official remarks calculate this as 22 years and 162 days, subject to correction if the remand calculation is inaccurate.
- Time spent on remand
- 203 days, as stated in the official remarks.
- Sentencing judge
- HHJ Sarah Whitehouse KC
- Court
- Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey)
- Date of sentencing
- 28/11/2025
What do minimum term and remand mean?
For a life sentence, the minimum term is the period that must be served before release can be considered. It does not guarantee release. Time on remand is time spent in custody before sentencing. The court may state how this counts towards the sentence.
Video and sources
Original video source: Sky News (YouTube).
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Sources and corrections
Source links and sentence summary last checked: 15/09/2026.
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