by Keith Hunt

A teen girl suffered a violent and degrading ordeal lasting several hours and filmed on mobile phones, a court heard.

The 15-year-old victim begged for mercy after she was beaten with a wooden plank, a metal pole and two bottles.

Judge Jeremy Carey told Maidstone Crown Court: “It was just about as degrading a scene as can be imagined."

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