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Court Imposes Whole Life Sentence on Shaine March for Murder

3/26/2026

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The Court of Appeal imposed a whole life order on Shaine March, deeming his original sentence for murdering his pregnant girlfriend unduly lenient.
March was already serving a life sentence for a previous murder when he fatally stabbed Alana Odysseos in east London.
The court noted the crime’s severity, including the unborn child’s death.
Mitigating factors such as brain injury and a guilty plea were considered insufficient.

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The Court of Appeal imposed a whole life order on Shaine March, deeming his original sentence for murdering his pregnant girlfriend unduly lenient.
March was already serving a life sentence for a previous murder when he fatally stabbed Alana Odysseos in east London.
The court noted the crime’s severity, including the unborn child’s death.
Mitigating factors such as brain injury and a guilty plea were considered insufficient.