Can i challenge this sentence?
My home was broken into back in January. Me and my 20m old DC was in bed asleep at the time. They kicked my door in and pretty much stole most of the major contents downstairs (2 tv's, jewellery, around £600 in cash, bank cards, purse, a coat, chargers, etc). The person, or atleast one of the people involved was caught not long after due to using my card within a few hours of the break in and caught on CCTV. He was remanded in prison due to being out on licence, plead guilty to fraud but not to burglary. Trail was set for early July.
However, last friday I recieved a call from victim support informing me that he had changed his plea and was due to be sentenced within 1hr of the call. I was shocked but hopeful. He was sentenced to 2 months (in total) in custody. Today i have recieved a letter saying the burglary charge was dropped and what he actually plead guilty to was handling stolen goods alongside the fraud, and now understand the ridiculous sentence he has been given. This is the first i have been informed about the change in charges however and am furious, aswell as panicked.
This whole thing has impacted me significantly. I am a lone parent with little support and have not felt safe in my home since January. I have also had to take time off work with the impact to my mh which has further impacted my financial loss. Not to mention this person is a repeat offender if he was already on licence when this happened.
The severity of this doesnt seem to have been taken seriously at all or the impact on myself. It's just made me feel even worse at a time I was starting to make improvements. To the point im spiralling and quickly looking to move house and everything.
Do I have any rights here as the victim?
Would it be worth challenging this? Can I? What would you do? Help.