Animals... Absolute Animals...

[n_hudson]

Welcome to the future generation of the UK...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7767838.stm

Absolutely sickening that "Kids" that young could do something like that!

[parapaul]

Yep... But if you ask the parents they're just in with a bad crowd, or some other bollox. Hope they get some 'unofficial' punishment in the juvenile holiday camp they get sent to. From the big boy in the showers.

[glynn]

thats horiffic what kids get up to when they are in a gang, i would hate to think how the poor girl felt while this was happening,

and i totaly agree with this comment

Applying for anonymity orders to be lifted, Miss Merrick said it was "in the public interest" that the defendants should be named.

[VEC-MAN]

what is the country coming to, my daughter is 12 (going on 20 sometimes) . and she is not what i call street wise, i never let her go any where that i don`t know about.pick she gets picked up from school, i see some of her friends still coming home at 5 oclock. well i`m afraid it`s not wise to. even if you live it the better areas you need to be aware .

[NellyD]

This is totally sick, what is the world coming too! Miss Merrick did the right thing, that the defendants should be named..

These boys have ruined this girls life, something that will take her a long time to heal

Justice needs to be harder with children like this, so by naming them is a start and a harder punishment needs to be enforced

[Hideous]

Hopefully someone will give them what they deserve - nothing less than a bullet between the eyes.
Can't understand why capital punishment isn't available for scum like this.
Rapists and murderers should get it.

[macdad]

We have in this country an underclass with no morals or values whatsoever,they all know there rights and how they can dupe the system,with the parents leaving them to live a feral lifestyle and just do as they please..with kids having kids..this cannot continue any longer.We have seen in the Shannon Matthews case recently,an example of this underclass...7 kids with 5 different fathers,a law should be passed whereby women are only allowed to have no more than 2 children like they do in China,drastic and draconian i know and also with immediate effect bring back canning in schools,this will make them think a bit.weve tried the Liberal approach for the last 40 years and clearly it's just not working..and while were at it ,bring back hanging ,people will dissagree with me but we have tried your way and it does not work.

[Teefin]

I agree with the capital punishment comment. For these offences which are clear cut rape/ child molestation/ murder. How many people are in prison at the moment costing millions and some of that paid by the victims family, to look after for 10 - 20 years then let out new identity jobs... ********.

Current costs 10p 9mm JSP, then let their own family pay for the funeral after all they brought the little .......... up.Need a volunteer for the arduous task? Hands up!!

I'll stop now sorry for the rant.