A request has been made to the Attorney General to review the sentence of a former soldier Collin Reeves who murdered his neighbors while their children slept upstairs.

Collin Reeves, 35, murdered Jennifer and Stephen Chapple on November 21 in Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset, following a protracted dispute over parking.

Reeves was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 38 years.

The prison sentence will now be evaluated using the too lenient sentencing approach.

Mrs. Chapple, 33, and Mr. Chapple, 36, were both stabbed six times by the ex-Royal Engineer at their house.

Reeves confessed to the police shortly after the murders, but then claimed he was guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility.

The Bristol Crown Court found Reeves guilty of murder on June 17, the eighth day of his trial.

A representative for the Office of the Attorney General stated: “We have received a request to review Collin Reeves’ case under the too lenient sentencing mechanism.

“We need only one request to determine whether a sentence is too low.

“The Law Officers have 28 days from the date of sentencing to review the matter and decide whether to appeal the sentence to the Court of Appeals.”

If the matter is sent to the Court of Appeals, the judges will determine whether the initial sentence should be upheld or modified.