A teenage British woman, who pinned a woman to the ground during a "vile and horrifying" sex attack in west London, was today found guilty of rape.
Claire Marsh, 18, is thought to be the youngest of the few females ever to be convicted of such an offence in Britain.
She punched the 37-year-old victim in the face, called her a "slag", and then ripped off her top before she was gang-raped on a canal towpath.
A 15-year-old boy, who tore off her trousers, then forced the woman to have sex.
Others in the 14-strong group - one aged just 12 - stood around during an shouting encouragement as the sordid scene unfolded shortly after midnight.
When the first youth had finished, Marvin Edwards, 18, also raped her, London's Blackfriars Crown Court was told.
Eventually the screaming victim, who had earlier been hurled into the murky water of the Grand Union Canal in Ladbroke Grove, West London, wriggled free from her attackers, struggled to her feet and made a run for it.
PA