This is how the 23-year minimum term imposed on Queen Street murderer Andrew Saunders compares to other recent cases
A hotel receptionist has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 23 years for stabbing his ex-girlfriend and her new partner to death.
Andrew Saunders, 21, who admitted murdering Zoe Morgan and Lee Simmons, must spend a minimum of 23 years behind bars before his case can be considered by the parole board.
The prosecution in the case had called for the minimum term to be set at 30 years while the families of the victims have said they are "bitterly disappointed" with the sentence handed down.
Following the sentencing we have looked at the minimum terms handed to killers in other murder cases to see how they compare.
You can also see the killers serving whole-life terms by clicking here .
Jordan Matthews: 18 years
A week before Saunders was sentenced 24-year-old Jordan Matthews was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 18 years for beating his girlfriend Xixi Bi to death at their flat in Llandaff, Cardiff.
Dwayne Edgar: 28 years
Robert Lainsbury: 30 years
Jake Whelan: 32 years
Following a month-long trial, Dwayne Edgar received a 28-year minimum term, Robert Lainsbury 30 years and Jake Whelan 32 years for stabbing Lynford Brewster to death in Cardiff.
Peter Morgan: 25 years
Multi-millionaire Peter Morgan was ordered to serve at least 25 years behind bars for strangling his escort-turned-girlfriend Georgina Symonds.
Jake Vallely: 16 years
Amateur boxer Jake Vallely, who boasted of being “the hardest man in Brecon”, was handed a minimum term of 16 years for murdering soldier Private Matthew Boyd during a night out.
Edward and Stephen Bennett: 30 years
Brothers Edward and Stephen Bennett each received a minimum term of 30 years for shooting drug dealer Mark Jones in a layby in Mountain Ash.
Sammy Almahri: 17 years
American businessman Sammy Almahri is serving 17 years behind bars for strangling his girlfriend Nadine Aburas at the Future Inn hotel in Cardiff Bay on New Year’s Eve 2014.
Robert Owens: 12 years
Robert Owens received a minimum term of 12 years and six months for murdering his mother Iris with a chainsaw at their home in Ystrad Mynach.
Stephen Pike: 20 years
Stephen Pike is serving 20 years for stabbing dad-of-five Clint Simms to death.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/minimum-terms-being-served-behind-12669947
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