Gwyn Gittings, the father of Rosie Gittings, has publicly condemned the Scottish National Party's (SNP) justice system following his daughter's brutal axe attack by her ex-boyfriend, Joshua Sutherland, in 2021. Sutherland, who was high on drugs during the assault, was sentenced to four years and four months after pleading guilty to a lesser charge of assault, despite initially facing attempted murder charges. Gittings expressed his outrage that his daughter, now 24 and living in Canada, was forced to leave Scotland due to the trauma of the attack and the leniency shown to her attacker. He stated that the lack of mental health support for victims is unacceptable and criticized the SNP's 'soft touch' approach to justice. Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar echoed these sentiments, calling it disgraceful that victims of serious crimes are being let down. In response, an SNP spokesman acknowledged the horrific nature of the attack and outlined plans for a £4.6 billion investment in the justice system, including the appointment of Scotland's first Victims and Witnesses Commissioner to develop a Victims Charter.