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Man who choked sister to death at caravan park in 'appalling tragedy' given life sentence at Court of Appeal

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A man who choked his sister to death after an argument at a caravan park has been given a life sentence at the Court of Appeal.

Matthew Selby, 20, was previously jailed for five years for killing his 15-year-old sister Amanda in a caravan at the Ty Mawr Holiday Park in North Wales in July 2021.

After pleading guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility, in December 2022 he was handed an extended sentence of ten years – made up of a five-year custodial term and five years on extended licence. READ MORE Cold weather alert extended as UK to be hit by freezing Arctic blast However on Wednesday (March 8) this was challenged on behalf of the Attorney General, with lawyers arguing Selby should have received a life sentence to protect the public.

Following a hearing, judges at the Court of Appeal replaced his current sentence with a life sentence with a three-year, four-month minimum term, minus the time already spent in prison.

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