Child killed by a criminal doing a criminal act.

I thank the Twittersphere for highlighting this atrocity in our midst.

Under no circumstances can the Judiciary justify the punishment metered out to a criminal against the distress of a devistated family.
Local newspapers have, in some cases, made excellent reviewers of local policy.  The Courts have no obligation to tell the public of their reasoning, but all local and public politicians have a duty to protect the public, not the criminal.