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29/09/2014
Dave Lee Travis Sentence To Be Reviewed
A three-month sentence given to Dave Lee Travis is to be reviewed by the attorney general's office, it has been revealed.
The sentence was handed down to the former Radio 1 DJ on Friday after he was found guilty of assaulting a female television researcher in 1995.
A spokesperson for the attorney general's office said four people complained on the same day that the sentence was "unduly lenient".
It will now decide whether to refer the 69-year-old's sentence to the court of appeal.
(JP/CD)
The sentence was handed down to the former Radio 1 DJ on Friday after he was found guilty of assaulting a female television researcher in 1995.
A spokesperson for the attorney general's office said four people complained on the same day that the sentence was "unduly lenient".
It will now decide whether to refer the 69-year-old's sentence to the court of appeal.
(JP/CD)
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