Two boys have sentences appealed after being spared jail following rape of young girls
المصدر: GB News | Source: GB NewsThe sentences in a rape case in Hampshire which saw two teenage boys spared jail will go to the Court of Appeal.
Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed the sentences were reviewed by Attorney General Lord Hermer.
The trial at Southampton Crown Court heard two girls were raped in two separate incidents in Fordingbridge, the first attack on November 26, 2024 and the second on January 17, 2025.
The three boys, two aged 15 and one aged 14, were given youth rehabilitation orders (YRO), with the older pair also made subject to intensive supervision and surveillance (ISS).
TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayThe Prime Minister said: "I think it’s a really distressing case. I think it’s distressing for everybody to see, to hear about. The courage, frankly, of the girls to come forward is humbling, but it is distressing.
"I find it distressing as a politician. I find it distressing as a father."
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