Osborne, Liam

Liam Osborne was convicted at Wolverhampton Crown Court in October 2006 of arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered. He received an IPP with a tariff of 2 years and 3 months, less 72 days spent on remand.

He was 21 at the time of sentencing. At the time of referral, he remained subject to that sentence in custody. The Single Judge refused leave to appeal in February 2008, and 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 Osborne when assessing his dangerousness and future risk.   

The CCRC referred the sentence in September 2026.