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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

‘We want justice’: Woman gang raped in Oldham aged 12 demands grooming inquiry but tells far right to stay out

A woman who was raped in Oldham aged 12 has implored Sir Keir Starmer to launch a government inquiry into child sexual abuse in the town – but hit out at the far right for hijacking the cause.

Samantha Walker-Roberts, who has bravely waived her right to anonymity, was gang raped in a house in Chadderton, northwest England, in 2006. Shakil Chowdhury was jailed for six years for the brutal attack but released on licence after three. Three other attackers were never caught.

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