A gang of boys who molested a girl of 14 have escaped prosecution because it is ‘not in the public interest’.
The eight, aged from eight to 12, sexually assaulted the teenager as she walked to a friend’s house during the day.
For five minutes they ‘mauled her like animals’, before she escaped.
A 14-year-old girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, and her mother have told of their outrage after the CPS decided not to pursue charges against her alleged attackers
Officers arrested the five boys aged over ten – the legal age of responsibility – and recommended charges.
But they are said to be furious after the Crown Prosecution Service refused to press charges, saying insufficient evidence meant it was not in the public interest.
