Four young people have been arrested
in relation to the alleged gang rape of two underage British
girls at a party in a villa near the southern city of Matera on
the night of September 7-8.
A judge said in the arrest warrant that the probe had uncovered
"the brutality, gravity and cruelty of the violence... which
could have been repeated on other women".
Matera Prosecutor Pietro Argentino told a news conference on
Friday that, in addition to the four arrested people, four
others yet to be identified are thought to have taken part in
the rape at a villa in the town of Marconia.
Giuseppe Rago, the lawyer representing the victims' families,
called on the rapists to confess.
"They should take responsibility for their actions and confess
everything, including the names of the other rapists," Rago told
ANSA.
"After a huge trauma, they are recovering and are managing to
remember other important details for the reconstruction of this
terrible case".
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