Two boys initially spared custody after being convicted of raping two girls have been locked up after their original sentences were quashed.
The Court of Appeal ordered the two 15-year-olds to be sent to young offender institutions after their violent attacks in Fordingbridge, Hampshire.
Two boys known as X and Y were initially given three-year community sentences with rehabilitation requirements after being convicted rape and indecent image offences relating to the victims, ‘vulnerable’ girls aged 14 and 15.
A 14-year-old, who encouraged the rape of the second victim, was handed an 18-month term. Parts of both assaults were filmed on the boys’ mobile phones.
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