Hayley Carter, from Crawley, was convicted at Lewes Crown Court of perverting the course of justice after a recording emerged of her admitting she had given a false statement to the police. Following her original statement one case was wrongly discontinued in relation to serious firearms charges, and a man charged for a crime he did not commit, a spokesperson for the Attorney General’s Office said. Lee Goodsell was remanded in custody for five months before his trial collapsed when the recording came to light. The Solicitor General referred her case to the Court of Appeal to try and get Carter’s sentence increased. Carter was originally sentenced to an 18-month community order with an electronically monitored curfew requirement for nine months. She also received a 240-hour unpaid work requirement, a 30-hour attendance centre requirement, and was ordered to pay £1,500 in costs. The Court of Appeal decided yesterday that a 12-month prison sentence was more appropriate. Speaking after the hearing, the Solicitor General said: “False witness statements can destroy lives and undermine faith in the entire criminal justice system. “I referred this case as I did not believe the sentence reflected the seriousness of the offence. “I am pleased that the Court of Appeal has agreed that a stronger sentence was necessary.” Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live. Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on. 1) Make our website your homepage 2) Like our Facebook page 3) Follow us on Twitter 4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here. And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out! Always the first with your local news. Be part of it.