A sentence of 13 years imprisonment for grievous bodily harm with intent to disfigure (structured to reflect other offences) was manifestly excessive where the injuries, though horrific and permanently disfiguring (severing of ears, facial lacerations), were not disabling and did not have ongoing physical, psychological, or economic consequences for the victim. A sentence of 10 years was substituted. The appropriate sentencing range for GBH with intent involving disfiguring but non-disabling injuries, even with significant aggravating features (planned enforcement action, motorcycle gang context, offending on bail), falls below the upper end of the 9-13 year range identified in R v [name withheld].
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