Murderer Andrew Burfield's prison sentence to be reviewed as 'unduly lenient' appeal lodged
The Attorney General will review the sentence given to a Burnley man who murdered and buried a mum-of-two in the Forest of Bowland.
After repeated denials in police interviews, he eventually admitted to killing Katie, who he had been in a relationship with, but tried to convince detectives it was an accident. Those lies were not swallowed up and faced with overwhelming evidence he eventually admitted his guilt on day three of a murder trial at Preston Crown Court.Earlier this month, he was jailed for a minimum of 32 years after eventually pleading guilty.
The court heard how Katie's family were suspicious that Burfield was responsible for her disappearance and that he even called the police to his own home when he feared he would be assaulted by her brother-in-law. Officers visited Burfield a number of times at his house. During a visit on Saturday April 23 they noticed the log burner was lit, but when detectives returned to arrest him on suspicion of kidnap they noticed the fire was out, and the grate had been cleaned.
As he sentenced Burfield, Mr Justice Goose told him: "You are a highly dangerous man and this is a very serious case of murder. The court has heard from Katie's sister n behalf of the family. The profound loss you have caused them all will never be erased.
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