Lamont: Slashing of Foye’s sentence is shocking, even in soft-touch Scotland

Robert Foye, who raped a schoolgirl in 2007 while on the run from an open prison – where he was serving time for attempting to kill a policeman – has had his minimum jail term halved.

John Lamont MSP, Scottish Conservative Justice Spokesperson, said:

"People will be aghast. It is unacceptable that Robert Foye, if he is indeed paroled in 2013, would in fact only have served the equivalent of the sentence handed down to him for trying to murder a policeman, which all took place before his escape and brutal rape of a 16 year old girl.

"Do we really think four years is enough for this heinous act? Robert Foye's crimes are sickening and evil. Politics and the justice system must keep a distance from each other, we understand and respect that, but the SNP Government must realise the huge depth of public outrage and make their feelings known.

"What kind of message is being sent out? Get ten years for attempted murder, escape from prison, rape a teenager and still get out after just over ten years. Even in soft-touch Scotland the public will be shocked, and rightly so."

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