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Murder of Mary-Ann Leneghan

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On the early morning of 7 May 2005, 16-year-old Mary-Ann Leneghan was stabbed to death in Prospect Park in Reading, Berkshire, UK. The previous evening, Leneghan and a friend had been kidnapped and subjected to hours of assault, rape, and drugging in a local hotel. Her friend was shot in the head, but survived. Six men, four of whom were on probation at the time of the attack, were tried and received life sentences.

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Murder of Mary-Ann Leneghan
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