Helstern, Ryan

Ryan Helstern was convicted at Peterborough Crown Court in March 2012 of robbery. He received a DPP with a tariff of 27 months. At the time of sentencing, he was 17.

At the time of referral, he remained subject to that sentence in custody. The Full Court dismissed an appeal against sentence in September 2012. He applied to the CCRC in November 2025. 

Reviewing this case, the CCRC considered the impact of recent Court of Appeal judgments, in particular R v Williams [2024] EWCA Crim 686 and R v Davis & Others [2026] EWCA Crim 743, and concluded that there was a real possibility the Court would find that the sentencing judge did not give sufficient weight to the age and immaturity of Mr Helstern when assessing his dangerousness and future risk.   

The CCRC referred the sentence in October 2026.