Two men involved in the
rape of a 16-year-old who was doused in caustic soda at the
end of her "nightmare ordeal" have had their sentences
increased.
Court of Appeal judges impose harsher sentences on two gang
rapists
Three Court of Appeal judges ruled that the terms being
served by Rogel McMorris, 18, and Jason Brew, 19, were
"unduly lenient" because the case was so "horrifying".
The victim, who had a mental age of just eight, was
disfigured for life in the gang rape which took place in
Tottenham, north London.
The men were jailed at London's Wood Green Crown Court on
January 19.
McMorris, of Tottenham, north London, who was convicted of
two rape counts and one of causing grievous bodily harm,
will serve 14 years instead of nine.
Brew, of Haringey, north London, who was found guilty of one
charge of rape, had his six-year sentence raised to nine
years.
The judges decided not to increase the sentence imposed on
Hector Muaimba, 21, of Waltham Forest, east London, who was
also found guilty of one charge of rape.
He was sentenced to six years for the attack and is serving
an additional two years for a separate conviction for
robbery.
The cases of the three men were referred to the Court of
Appeal by Attorney General Baroness Scotland, to determine
whether they should have been given harsher sentences.
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