The sentence of a student who snatched an 18-month-old toddler from her mother is under consideration by the Attorney General.

Martin Enow snatched the girl from her mother on Mayor Street in Bolton while in a state of psychosis and ran off with the girl upside down.

Bystanders intervened in the incident and the 18-month-old toddler was saved, but not before she was struck by a car in the struggle. The doctors amputated a broken toe and treated a broken arm.

Enow, 24, of Moor Lane in Preston, was sentenced to four years in prison this month after he admitted the offences of kidnap and section 20 assault.

At Bolton Crown Court, Judge Elliott Knopf said: "For the child, as she grows up, there will be a continuing and life-long reminder of what happened. Certainly a physical effect, a psychological effect.

"It is clear as to the appalling impact your actions had on the family."

Now the sentence of the University of Bolton student, who was in the second year of a cybersecurity course, is under consideration by the Attorney General under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme.

They are to rule on whether to send the sentence to the Court of Appeal for review within 28 days of the sentence, so by September 6.

If there is a review, the Court of Appeal is able to rule the sentence is appropriate, to rule the sentence is "unduly lenient", or to refuse to consider the case at all.

The House of Commons website reads: "Anyone can ask the Attorney General to consider whether a sentence should be referred to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient, including a victim, a relative of a victim or a member of the public.

"The Attorney General will consider whether the sentence is unduly lenient. If the Attorney General considers it might be, then they refer the sentence to the Court of Appeal for review."

This article was written by Jack Tooth. To contact him, email jack.tooth@newsquest.co.uk or follow @JTRTooth on Twitter.