A sentence of seven years imprisonment with a serious violent offence declaration is within the sentencing range for grievous bodily harm with intent where the offence involves a prolonged unprovoked attack with a weapon and the offender has an extensive criminal history of violence including manslaughter. The applicable sentencing range for grievous bodily harm with intent involving deliberate use of a weapon and some prior convictions for violence is six to eight years imprisonment.
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