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Chief Justice Rebukes CPS Over “Knife-Point Rape” Label

7/2/2026

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Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr rebuked the Crown Prosecution Service for calling the convictions a “knife-point rape.”
The Court of Appeal is hearing an appeal by teenage boys Y and X, with decision after a videolink at Southampton Crown Court on Thursday.
Little KC, Ed Henry KC and Clare Wade KC each argued that sentencing was misapplied, the CPS release misled the public, and the sentence balanced rehabilitation with protection.

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Lady Chief Justice Sue Carr rebuked the Crown Prosecution Service for calling the convictions a “knife-point rape.”
The Court of Appeal is hearing an appeal by teenage boys Y and X, with decision after a videolink at Southampton Crown Court on Thursday.
Little KC, Ed Henry KC and Clare Wade KC each argued that sentencing was misapplied, the CPS release misled the public, and the sentence balanced rehabilitation with protection.