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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Besley and Ben Mitchell

Rape victim says decision to spare her attackers from jail was like ‘rock in my face’

A judge’s decision not to jail two teenage boys who raped two girls has been described by one of the victims as a “rock straight in my face”.

The trial at Southampton Crown Court heard the girls were raped in two separate incidents in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, the first attack on November 26, 2024 and the second on January 17, 2025.

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