A sentence of seven years imprisonment for four counts of rape and two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm involving prolonged violence, use of a knife, serious threats, and significant injuries falls within the appropriate range, particularly where the plea of guilty was late. The sentencing range for rape with similar aggravating features (violence, weapon, threats) is seven to nine years imprisonment. Decisions where the Court of Appeal merely refuses leave to appeal are of limited utility as comparable sentences because refusal to interfere is not an endorsement that the sentence imposed is one the appellate court would have imposed.
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