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Catania rape victim, 13, IDs suspects

Girl reportedly begged gang not to hurt her

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 4 - The 13-year-old girl raped last Tuesday in the public toilets of the Villa Bellini in Catania has identified the two underage alleged perpetrators of the rape, police said Sunday.
    The identification took place after a US-style line up of the seven suspected members of the gang. , who are all Egyptian, police said.
    On the other hand, the girl was unable to identify the other five allegedly part of the group, claiming she had not seen their faces and did not want to accuse innocent people.
    But the five were identified by the 13-year-old girl's 17-year-old boyfriend who was allegedly forced to witness the rape while being held still.
    One of the alleged gang also reportedly admitted taking part in the incident in the eastern Sicilian coastal city.
    The victim allegedly told her rapists "I implore you, I beg you, do not hurt me, let me go," according to what she reportedly told police. (ANSA).
   

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