at the risk of sounding a bit Daily Mail-ish, I really don't think the sentences for this appalling attack on a young women with special needs are long enough...

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WARNING this is distressing Saw previous coverage of the trial - I'm amazed the rapists have only got six to nine years.

Seems to be this is about as serious a crime as you can get, short of murder. So why are the sentences less than the ones I see reported for armed robbery, for instance? Do we value victims of violence less than cold hard cash?

Just hope the poor girl somehow finds a way to live a happy life despite her injuries and trauma.

bump de bump as this is good news

AG considering reviewing sentences.

I also had a written reply from the Attorney General's Chambers in response to my letter to them.

It confirms what we already know - that the AG has asked for papers from the CPS with a view to referring the case to the Court of Appeal.

Let's just hope they clobber them and keep persuing the other 6...