WHAT IF TRACEY WAS TREVOR? WHAT WOULD BE THE JAIL SENTENCE THEN?

About 25 men per year (21 in 09/10) are killed at the hands of their partners and while a different year Tracey van Dungey’s ex-partner was one of those poor souls (BBC, Independent). Six years later, another man lost his life after she stabbed him at a party.

Only six years later - how could this be?

Well, its because the good old British Justice system applies different standards to men and women convicted of the same crime- the result of long running campaigns by Marxist feminists who do not believe women should go to prison. Their campaign nevers lets up and Tracey is one of their 'success' stories.

Tracey had served 42 months for kicking and punching her then partner Kevin Qui to death in 2004. Under four years and then later kills another man.

Two issues:

If Tracey was called Trevor and victims were women not men can you imagine the backlash in the papers, the lobbying, the endless use of the story as a way to campaign for tougher sentences for men who kill women by the Equalities Commission, the Fawcett Society, the Guardian and other campaigners. "42 months and then allowed to kill again" they'd say.

And to be honest they would be right. However, as Tracey is a Tracey the tragedy of her original pitiful  sentence goes unnoticed.

Secondly it shows how institutionally bankrupt and infested with differing standards the judiciary and probation service has become.

How can anyone who kills someone in this way be let out after less than four years unless there was something else at play. That something else has to be, whether explicit or implicit, whether front or back of mind - she is a woman therefore she does not need to stay behind bars as long as a man committing the same crime would.

This shows how how sexism and double standards has infested the institutions of Britain and some campaigners want more of it.

Posted by Skimmington 

Comments

[John Kimble]

Incredible. I'd missed this story so thanks for sharing.

Not hard to miss though is it? Only the BBC, Independent and London24 (whoever they are) covering it.

I suppose it's better than the coverage of the 2004 incident - I can't find a single mention of that anywhere at that time!

19 years minimum is an appropriate sentence - shame something close to that) or even half that) wasn't handed out in 2004.

[Niki-Crazymofo McVicker]

PEOPLE!!! Not him or her in this day and age surely? I was stabbed by a gang of six females who are just as capable of causing serious injury or even death so why different sentencing??? This Government need to get a grip!!

[John Wallace]

Excellent piece by Skimmington. I also couldn't find any coverage of the 2004 killing or any news on such a shockingly low sentence of 3.5 years. If a man had got 3.5 years for killing his female partner it would have appeared on the 6 o'clock news. Same crime should mean same sentence - regardless of gender. Why such women be treated less harsh.

[Michelle Regan]

On the face of your post i totally agree with and understand why you have come up with your theory and comments. However, perhaps you should question why the sentence for the first incident for 'manslaughter' (not murder) was set at the tarrif it was? I'm sure you are all interested in intelligent facts of the cases as i would be.
The first crime was not as simple as stated. She had been battered herself at the hands of the victim, actually having her arm almost severed at the elbow just prior to the crime. She did indeed fight with him. However, after the fight SHE called the ambulance and he was admitted then discharged from hospital. At an outpatients appointment it was discovered that he had a chip of bone above his eyebrow and was told to come back in for more investigations. He never returned. The chip of bone then formed an absess which burst and went to his brain causing his death. This resulted in her being charged with 'manslaughter' and thus resulted in the sentence given.
The second crime is again more detailed and complicated than it reads. Tracey Van'Dungey had been celebrating her birthday at her flat. Kelly Gentry arrived with the victim and after some time she left leaving Van'Dungey and the victim alone. They were alone for 3 hours without incident. Kelly Gentry, after having a fight with her boyfriend returned to Van'Dungeys flat. Within the hour the victim was dead. It was shown, without doubt (forensically) that all of the vicious assault (beating, kicking, stamping)was carried out by Gentry alone. However, the final act of the stabbing was carried out by Van'Dungey. Gentry throughout the trial denied any involvement. Van'Dungey admitted her involvement immediately and in her mind believed that the victim was dying in pain on the floor and in her mind was put out of his misery. Now, you and i and any normal thinking person may find that shocking, horrific, unbelievable to comprehend or understand but if you knew the background and mental history of Van'Dungey you may be able to understand how a human being can justify such horrific behaviour in their mind and view the act as 'compassionate'. Van'Dungey, now medicated addressed the family of the victim in the court and admitted her crime and stated she deserved and accepted whatever the court decided. Gentry however, has never admitted her part.
Nothing in either case makes it easier to accept that two people have lost their lives. Families hearts broken and their worlds destroyed. But if we are to sit in judgement then lets all be better informed.

And if you are wondering how i know, because i am her sister. My heart breaks for the families involved, my heart breaks for my sisters son. The failings aren't in the sentencing at the court hearings but at a system in this country where a family can plead for help for a relative and there is none. Where a family can beg for support but it is nowhere to be found. Where a family can foresee and warn but it falls on deaf ears. Where a family can see a person deteriorate and there is nowhere to turn. This is the failings of this country. And because of these failings people lose their lifes and families are ripped apart.