The family of west Belfast greengrocer Harry Holland, who was killed two years ago, have met the British Attorney General to protest at the sentences given to those involved in his death.
65-year-old Mr Holland was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver near his home in September 2007.
West Belfast MP and Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams joined members of the family during their discussions with Baroness Scotland.
He said the Holland family had made a compelling case about the inadequate way the Britain’s Public Prosecution Service had dealt with the case and in particular the way in which the charges against two of those involved were reduced.
Mr Adams said Baroness Scotland and the PPS agreed to reflect on the points put to them by the family and to come back to them.
He said they also accepted the need for greater transparency within the judicial system, particularly in how it engages with victims and their families.
In August, Baroness Scotland agreed to meet Mr Holland's family after she turned down a request to review the sentences given to those involved in his death.
In July, Stephen McKee, 18, from Ballymurphy Road in west Belfast, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Mr Holland and was told he must serve at least 12 years.
Baroness Scotland said if McKee is ever released from prison he will spend the rest of his life on licence and will be subject to recall.
'The tariff of 12 years imposed by the judge means that he will not be able to apply for parole until that period has passed,' she added.
'Even then it will be for the Parole Commissioners to decide whether he is safe to be released and of no risk to the community. That time can only come after 12 years - it may never come,' she said.
Baroness Scotland added she had the greatest sympathy with the Holland family.
'No-one reading the victim impact statement given by the Holland family can fail to be moved by it and, in due course, when the Parole Commissioners come to consider the case of Stephen McKee, they too will see that statement and hear from the Holland family before reaching any conclusion as to the release of McKee,’'she said.
She added that the family would be able, prior to any determination by the Parole Commissioners, to place before them any further information if they so wished.
Two other teenagers were sentenced on lesser charges in connection with the same incident. A youth, now 19, received a four year sentence for attempted affray and having an offensive weapon. A girl now aged 17 was placed on probation for two years after she admitted charges of affray and common assault.
