Teen rape victim speaks of ‘lasting pain’ as Fordingbridge review begins

One of two girls raped by two teenage boys has said she does not think she “will ever be the same” ahead of a Court of Appeal sentence review.

Jazmine, not her real name, said she was “carrying what happened every day” since she was attacked in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in November 2024, when she was 15.

The offenders, who were 14 at the time, now aged 15, raped a second girl in January 2025, encouraged by a third boy now aged 14.

In May, all three walked out of court with 10 rape convictions between them after being given non-custodial sentences, but following a public outcry, a two-day hearing is set to begin on Wednesday at the Royal Courts of Justice.

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Jazmine was raped three times in an underpass by the River Avon, during what she had thought was a first date.

She had begun a “relationship” with one of the boys on Snapchat and had travelled to meet him but then two other boys appeared – the second defendant, who was 14 at the time, and another boy, who is not the third defendant and was not involved in the trial.

The boys shared video of the attacks on social media, resulting in her receiving abusive messages, prosecutors said.

The second girl was 14 when she met the boys at Fordingbridge Recreation Ground, and was raped repeatedly in a nearby field.

Video footage seen in court showed her lying motionless on the ground with “her face buried in her hands”, while another boy was heard shouting words of encouragement.