A head sentence of four years imprisonment for grievous bodily harm against a police officer in the execution of duty, where the offending involved sustained attacks on multiple officers causing permanent injury requiring surgery, is within the appropriate sentencing range of three to four years and is not manifestly excessive. The comparable authorities of Braithwaite, Weare, Neal and Henriott support this range.
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