EK, who pleaded guilty at age 15, was initially sentenced to an extended term of six years and four months, with three years and four months in custody. It was accepted that this extended sentence was not legally valid, but the Crown also argued it was too lenient. The case was reviewed by Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Beckett, along with Lord Matthews and Lady Wise. On April 12 2024, EK, along with another person, confronted a shop worker accusing him of selling alcohol to a minor and attacking him with a knife. Later that day, after being released, he encountered an intoxicated man and believing he had urinated on his father’s car, punched him, causing a fatal head injury when he fell. 

The judge initially sentenced EK to five years’ detention, reduced by a third for his guilty plea, citing his age and high risk of violent behaviour. The Crown argued that a minimum four-year custodial sentence was required for violent crimes and that an extended sentence was necessary for public protection. The defence noted that EK had cognitive impairments, showed remorse, and was making progress in detention. Lord Beckett acknowledged EK’s young age and potential for rehabilitation but emphasised the severity of the offenses, particularly the fatal outcome of the second attack. The court ruled the initial sentence was legally invalid and replaced it with an extended seven-year sentence, including four years in custody and a three-year extended period.