Four young women who were involved in a fatal attack on 18-year-old Egyptian student Mariam Moustafa in February 2018 have been spared detention, following a hearing on 19 June. The prosecution stated that the six people who were charged after the incident, a month after which Moustafa lost her life, would receive non-custodial sentences as the attack could not be “legally linked” to Moustafa’s death, according to the Guardian. The two 18-year-olds Rochelle Dobbin and Netesha Lewis as well as two 16-year-olds were given referral orders by the district judge at Nottingham Youth Court on Wednesday after admitting affray in connection with the street assault. The district judge Timothy Spruce described the teenage gang members as “aggressive” and said that they should be “condemned” for their horrific actions. Spruce added that “The logical conclusion to draw is the stroke was brought on by the actions of those who attacked her.” “The atmosphere was clearly one of fear and intimidation. It is a particularly concerning aspect of this case that certain parts of this incident were recorded and put on social media.” Yet Dobbin and Lewis were ultimately handed non-custodial sentences…
Four Teenagers Spared Detention After Attack On Egyptian Student in 2018
June 21, 2019
