Here are a few options, each with slightly different emphasis, all using the same words: * Option 1 (Focus on anger): Anger at ‘despicable’ timing of death sentence commutation grips victim’s father. * Option 2 (Focus on the commutation): Victim’s father angered by ‘despicable’ timing of death sentence commutation. * Option 3 (More direct and concise): Victim’s father calls death sentence commutation timing ‘despicable’. The original sentence is already quite concise and newsy, so the rewrites are subtle variations.