PM says he found the case, which saw two teenage boys spared jail, ‘distressing as a father’

The UK government is reviewing the non-custodial sentences handed to three teenage boys convicted in connection with the rape of two girls in Hampshire, after criticism from…

Boys, aged 15, given youth rehabilitation orders for two separate attacks against two girls in Hampshire

Teenage girl says decision not to jail her attacker was like a ‘rock straight in my face’, as the attorney general reviews the case

A teenage rape victim has criticised a court decision to spare three boys from prison after they were convicted over attacks on two girls in Hampshire, UK.

Girl says sentencing ‘hit like a rock straight in my face’ after defendants were handed rehabilitation orders.

The anger started long before Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly described the case as “appalling”. Across Britain, outrage had already been building after details emerged of a…

Keir Starmer has announced the 'distressing' case has been referred to the Court of Appeal following the decision not to jail three teenage boys after two girls - aged 14 and 15 -…

Keir Starmer announces review after three boys were given youth rehabilitation orders for rape of two girls

The two girls, aged 14 and 15 at the time, were raped by two 14-year-old boys weeks apart in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, with a then-13-year-old also convicted over his role in the…

Sir Keir Starmer has announced that the sentences that saw two teenage boys spared jail after raping two girls will go to the Court of Appeal after being reviewed by the Attorney…

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PM says he found the case, which saw two teenage boys spared jail, ‘distressing as a father’

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An appeals court will review a British judge's decision to spare three teenagers jail after they were convicted of rape, the UK attorney general said Tuesday, following public…

Starmer confirmed AG has sent a rape case, which saw two teenage boys spared jail, to the Court of Appeal following a political backlash.

Three teenage boys who were convicted over the rape of two girls were last week allowed to walk out of a UK court without any custodial sentence, triggering a nationwide outcry.

The government is reviewing the "lenient" sentences given to three boys who avoided prison sentences for raping two girls in Hampshire — and the Voice of the Mirror supports this…

How much leeway does the judiciary have and can decisions be reconsidered?

The boys had lured two teenage girls to meet them, then raped them and filmed the attacks on their phones, with a knife used during the second assault.