Teen rapists spared jail given four years’ detention after ‘unduly lenient’ original sentences

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Family of victim issues statement after teen rapists handed four years detention: ‘Justice has finally been done'.

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The family of one of the victims of two teenage rapists has issued a statement after the pair had their "unduly lenient" sentences overturned.

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Dr Charlotte Proudman, the barrister for one of the girls referred to in court as C1, read the words outside the Courts of Justice on their behalf.

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Two 15-year-old boys, referred to in court as X and Y, now face four years' detention for the rape of two girls in Fordingbridge in Hampshire.

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"We welcome the judgment of the Court of Appeal and the fact that justice has finally been done for more than 18 months," Dr Proudman read.

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A pair of teenage rapists who were spared jail have been given four years' detention after they were handed "unduly lenient" original sentences.

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Two 15-year-old boys, referred to in court as X and Y, were spared custody for the rape of two girls in Fordingbridge in Hampshire were sentenced to four years' detention.The Court of Appeal ruled their original sentences were "unduly lenient" after dodging jailtime altogether.While the sentence for two of the rapists were increased, the third teenager convicted will keep the lighter sentence as the 14-year-old was "very young".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say In the original sentencing, the boys were given non-custodial sentences after launching the sexual assault on two victims across separate incidents.The attacks were carried out in Fordingbridge in November 2024 and January 2025.MORE TO FOLLOW...

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