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Gang rapists' sentences increased | Gang rapists' sentences increased |
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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 increased to nine years. | |
'Life disfigurement' | 'Life disfigurement' |
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. |
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. |