{"id":209050,"date":"2021-07-26T10:18:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T17:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theaegisalliance.com\/?p=209050"},"modified":"2026-09-01T05:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T12:23:02","slug":"uk-mom-killed-pedophile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaegisalliance.com\/it\/2021\/07\/26\/uk-mamma-ucciso-pedofilo\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Sands Stabbed a Convicted Pedophile Neighbor Who Had Abused Her 12-Year-Old Son and Served Nearly Four Years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sarah Sands (left) and Michael Pleasted (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CANNING TOWN, LONDON \u2014<\/strong> Sarah Sands stabbed 77-year-old Michael Pleasted, a convicted pedophile and her neighbor, after learning he had sexually abused her 12-year-old son and other local boys. A jury cleared her of murder and convicted her of manslaughter by reason of loss of control. At the Old Bailey in September 2015 Judge Nicholas Cooke QC called it a truly exceptional case and jailed her for three and a half years. The Court of Appeal later said that was too lenient and raised the term to seven and a half years, noting she had not called emergency services. She served nearly four years.<\/p>\n

The Guardian<\/a> covered the original sentence. The BBC<\/a> sat down with her three sons in 2022. They said killing their abuser did not stop the harm.<\/p>\n

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