THE ATTORNEY General will review the sentence given to a man who raped a schoolgirl who was doused with caustic soda.
Hector Muaimba, 20, of Guildford Road, was jailed for six years for his part in a gang rape of the girl, who was left disfigured and suicidal after the attack.
The 16-year-old victim, who cannot be named, went into a shock-induced coma following the harrowing one and a half hour ordeal, which was filmed on a mobile phone.
The victim, who has severe learning difficulties, was found screaming as her skin peeled off by a neighbour.
She has been left unable to regulate her body temperature and has spinal damage.
Muaimba was also sentenced to a further two years for an unrelated robbery at Wood Green Crown Court on Monday.
The girl agreed to meet a man she knew for sex in January last year because she thought it would make her popular, the jury heard.
But she was met by Rogel McMorris, of Antill Road, Tottenham, who told her to come back to his house.
The teenager was then lured to a disused house and repeatedly raped by a gang of up to nine men.
McMorris was sentenced to nine years for rape and grievous bodily harm. Jason Brew, 19, of High Cross Road, Tottenham, was sentenced to six years for rape.
Charities condemned the sentences, saying they sent out the wrong message.
A spokesman for the Attorney General's office said: "We have asked the Crown Prosecution Service for the papers in the case so we can consider whether the sentence is one that should be referred to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient."
Sentencing the gang, Judge Shain Lyons said: “The most severe injuries followed the attack with caustic soda. She has been left with severe post-traumatic stress disorder and scarring to 50 per cent of her body.
“It is doubtful what form her life will take and whether she will ever be able to operate fully as a young woman.”
In a statement, the victim’s father thanked the police, doctors, social services and members of the family's church for their support.
“The past twelve months have been a very difficult time for us," he said. "The trauma, stress, depression and hopelessness have all been too difficult to bear."
Investigating officer DC Alex Newton, from Haringey Sapphire Unit, said: "(The gang’s) attitude in court has been disgusting. Some of them have been laughing and sniggering, they have no respect for anyone, and I'm delighted at the convictions today.
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