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Two young men involved in the gang-rape of a girl who was then attacked with caustic soda have had their sentences increased by the Court of Appeal.Two young men involved in the gang-rape of a girl who was then attacked with caustic soda have had their sentences increased by the Court of Appeal.
The judges ruled that the terms being served by Rogel McMorris, 18, and Jason Brew, 19, were unduly lenient.The judges ruled that the terms being served by Rogel McMorris, 18, and Jason Brew, 19, were unduly lenient.
McMorris who was convicted of two rape counts and one of causing grievous bodily harm, had his sentence increased from nine years to 14 years.McMorris who was convicted of two rape counts and one of causing grievous bodily harm, had his sentence increased from nine years to 14 years.
Brew had his six-year sentence for one count of rape raised to nine years. Brew had his six-year sentence for one count of rape increased to nine years.
'Life disfigurement''Life disfigurement'
The judges decided not to increase the sentence imposed on Hector Muaimba, 21, from east London, who was also found guilty of one charge of rape. The judges decided not to increase the sentence imposed on Hector Muaimba, 21, an Angolan immigrant, who was also found guilty of one charge of rape.
He was sentenced to six years for the attack and is serving an additional two years for a separate Old Bailey conviction for robbery.He was sentenced to six years for the attack and is serving an additional two years for a separate Old Bailey conviction for robbery.
All three were jailed at London's Wood Green Crown Court on 19 January. McMorris and Brew, both from Haringey, north London, and Muaimba, from Waltham Forest, east London, were jailed at London's Wood Green Crown Court on 19 January.
The 16-year-old victim, who had a mental age of just eight, was disfigured for life in the attack in Tottenham, north London.The 16-year-old victim, who had a mental age of just eight, was disfigured for life in the attack in Tottenham, north London.
The sentences were referred to the Court of Appeal by Attorney General Baroness Scotland, to determine whether they should have been given longer sentences.The sentences were referred to the Court of Appeal by Attorney General Baroness Scotland, to determine whether they should have been given longer sentences.
Lord Justice Judge said it was a "horrifying" case.Lord Justice Judge said it was a "horrifying" case.