Rapist has jail time reduced after court says sentences should run concurrently

Murphy Noorhan

The Court of Appeal has reduced the total prison time for convicted child rapist, Murphy Noorhan, from 40 years to 20 years, ruling that his two 20-year sentences will run concurrently instead of consecutively. 

Noorhan was convicted on two counts of sexually penetrating a 10-year-old girl between January 4 and 5, 2013. Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry had originally sentenced him on January 8, 2016, to serve two consecutive 20-year terms for each conviction, citing the severity of the offence and Noorhan’s breach of trust.