A takeaway premises licence held by one of four men convicted of gang rape has been revoked.

Police asked Thanet council's licencing sub-committee to take the licence away from boss Tamin Rahmani after he was found guilty of joining three others in attacking a 16-year-old girl in the flat above Pizza 555 in Northwood Road, Ramsgate last September.

Chief Inspector Sharon Adley told the council the licence had been breached in the most serious of terms.

She wrote: "Tamin Rahmani is the premises licence holder of 555 Pizza, Northwood Road, Ramsgate, where a serious sexual assault took place at the accommodation above the premises of which Rahmani had control over.

"Rahmani, the premises licence holder, is now a convicted rapist.

"This offence was carried out on a young vulnerable female who was lost and has trusted Rahmani and the three other males. They implied that they would help her but have then abused that level of trust in the gravest way possible and repeatedly raped this female.

"After the ordeal the female was told to leave and left on her own.

"The female has left scared, lost and has sought refuge by someone who has helped her.

"The premises licence has stayed in Rahmani's name for this whole time.

"No effort from him or his family in getting this changed.

"He is eminently not a suitable person to hold any premises licence.

"Following the arrest and ongoing court case, there has been significant public interest in the premises.

"Police have been called to demonstrations outside the premises and have concerns regarding future demonstrations and the potential for future disorder outside.

"The premises are under control of a convicted rapist.

"In the circumstance above it cannot be allowed to continue to operate under its existing licence as there has been arguably the most serious breach of all four licencing objectives."

The attack took place as the teenager was heading home and the men were returning from a night out.

She had turned to them for directions and after promising to help her they instead guided her to the flat above the shop and attacked her.

The men are awaiting sentencing.