LONDON, March 26 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:

Shaine March, of Surrey Quays, London, had his sentence increasedto a Whole Life Orderafter the Solicitor General referred his case to the Court of Appeal underthe Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.

The court heard that March and AlanaOdysseoshad been in a short and abusive relationship. March constantlymonitoredAlana, demanded she answer his calls at all hours, destroyed her children'stoysand had smashed a glass in her face.

In the early hours of 22 July 2024, AlanaOdysseos, 32 at the time, was found on Lynmouth Road, Walthamstow, East London, with multiple stab wounds. SheidentifiedMarch as her attacker before dying at the scene.

After the incident, Marchstatedthat he had stabbed Alana, while telling the police he did not regret it.

The night before she died, Alana had messaged her sister concerned about the relationship before having an argument with March after he confronted Alana to have an abortion.

The court learnt Marchhad previouslyserved a 13-year life sentence after being convicted of murderin 2000. He was recalled to prison in 2013 after assaulting a pregnant partner.

The Solicitor General Ellie Reeves KC MP said:

AlanaOdysseoswas a loving mother whose life was tragically cut short in an act of appalling violence by a man with a long history of serious violence. Alana's daughters have lost their mother, and her family have lost someone they loved deeply.

There is no room for violence against women andgirlsand I welcome the court's decision to increase ShaineMarch's prisonsentence,removing this extremely dangerous offender off our streets and protecting anyone else suffering harm. I would like to express my deepest sympathies to Alana's daughters and everyone who cared for her.

On 31 October 2025, March was sentenced to life with a minimum of 42 years at Central Crown Court after being convicted murder.

On 26 March at the Court of Appeal, Shaine March's sentence was increasedtoa Whole Life Order.

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