Twee Britse tieners moeten na een hoger beroep alsnog vier jaar de cel in na hun veroordeling voor verkrachtingen van twee meisjes, heeft het Britse hof van beroep donderdag geoordeeld. In eerste instantie had de rechter alternatieve jeugdstraffen opgelegd, wat tot veel ophef leidde.

First judge found to have erred by giving 15-year-olds youth rehabilitation orders for rape of two girls in Hampshire

Twee Britse tieners moeten na een hoger beroep alsnog vier jaar de cel in na hun veroordeling voor verkrachtingen van twee meisjes, heeft het Britse hof van beroep donderdag…

Following public outrage over lenient sentences, two UK teen rapists have been handed four-year detention terms by an appeals judge.

The two boys were originally given youth rehabilitation orders after raping two girls; videos of the attacks were shared online.

The two boys were originally given youth rehabilitation orders after raping two girls; videos of the attacks were shared online.

Two teenage boys who were found guilty of rape have been given four years in detention after the Court of Appeal over-ruled their initial non-custodial sentences.

The decision follows widespread public outrage, with the court saying the seriousness and repeated nature of the offences made custody "unavoidable."