A 17-year-old teenager Lacquan Weekes has been found guilty of raping a teenager in punishment for 'spreading rumours' about his sister while his 19-year-old sister Aliyah was found found guilty of aiding and abetting the attack. According to Dailymail, the 15-year-old victim, who cannot be identified, was made to perform a sex act on Lacquan Weekes, who is 10 days away from his 18th birthday.
“Aliyah Weekes had told her 'snitches get stitches' when she accused the victim of telling secrets about her and the 16-year-old.
Prosecutor James Dawes had previously told the court: 'It was Aliyah's idea. She was the one who said, 'Snitches get stitches'. She was the one who physically threatened (the victim) and said it was her who would punch her if she did not comply.'
Nine days earlier, Aliyah Weekes, the 16-year-old girl charged alongside her and the victim had been involved in an attack on a different girl in a park. The 15-year-old who was later raped had told police what had happened in that incident.
The judge described it as a 'sustained incident' involving prolonged violence. He said: 'There is no doubt that the defendants acted together to commit the offence. The 19-year-old and the 16-year-old then forced her into an alleyway where she was forced to perform a sex act on the boy while they stood nearby, the court heard.
Afterwards, he grabbed her and tried to pull her back, but she managed to get away saying she wanted to go home, the court heard.
The victim's mother had become concerned when she did not come home by 10.30pm and had called police. All the defendants had denied the charges.
Aliyah and Lacquan Weekes were remanded in custody and the other defendant was bailed until their sentencing on on Friday, 17 October.”
No comments:
Post a Comment