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Beautiful young girl beaten to death for looking Goth
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A YOUNG goth has died after she and her lover were savagely beaten by a gang for the way they looked.
Sophie Lancaster, 20, and Robert Maltby, 21, were kicked in the face and head so viciously cops couldn’t tell if they were male or female.
Both fell into comas after the assault in the early hours of Saturday August 11.
Sophie never came round and died yesterday.
Art student Robert, who suffered bleeding on the brain, was well enough to be allowed out of the hospital where he is being treated to visit her on Wednesday.
Their families said Sophie and Robert had faced trouble before because they were Goths who dressed in black.
Both had dyed hair and facial piercings.
They were set upon as they walked through Stubbylee Park in their home town of Bacup, Lancs.
Cops said the unsuspecting couple suffered multiple head and face injuries in the attack, and were rushed to Rochdale Infirmary.
Robert ? described by his family as “disorientated and confused” since the beating ? is now at Birch Hill Hospital in Rochdale.
Student Sophie was eventually transferred to Hope Hospital in Salford, Greater Manchester, where she died.
Her grieving parents, Sylvia and John, said yesterday: “We were proud to know our daughter ? she was funny, kind, loving and brave.
“She was a beautiful girl with a social conscience and values which made her a joy to know.
“Not being able to see her blossom into her full potential, or even to see her smile again, is a tragedy beyond words.”
Police said: “This incident has resulted in the senseless loss of a vibrant young woman.”
Two youths of 17 and three of 15 from Rossendale Valley, Lancs, have been charged with GBH with intent.
The charges will now be reviewed, cops said yesterday.
Two youths are in custody and the others are on bail to appear in court next month.
[email protected]
Someone said those kids only got a couple of years.
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