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The inquiry, sitting at Liverpool Town Hall, had been set up to explore the killer's history, his contact with relevant agencies and any "missed opportunities" to prevent the "manifestly and extremely cowardly" attack.

The man appealed, claiming his sentence was "manifestly excessive".

Lady Justice Macur, sitting alongside Mrs Justice Cutts and Mr Justice Murray, ruled the boy's sentence was neither unduly lenient nor manifestly excessive.

Following an appeal, three judges ruled her sentence was "manifestly excessive" and cut it to three years with a seven-and-a-half year driving ban, a decision Mabli's family said was disappointing.

This is how manifestly deadly decisions get redefined as “the right decision” in the partisan narrative.