The case confirms that sentences of 4 and 5 years' imprisonment for unlawful detention (maximum 10 years) involving premeditated, disguised attacks on a vulnerable stepdaughter, with cumulation producing a total effective sentence of 9 years, are within the proper exercise of the sentencing discretion. Good character carries reduced mitigatory weight in intra-familial sexual abuse cases. Offending while on bail with protective conditions is a significant aggravating factor.
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