Boy, 15, jailed after holding girl at knifepoint and raping her

A teenager has been jailed after holding a knife to a girl's neck before forcing her to undress near a playground before taking photos of her naked body and raping her.

The boy, 15, who cannot be named for legal reasons, raped the 16-year-old girl at a playground in a park in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland just days before Christmas last year, Sky News reports. 

He held a knife to the girl's neck and forced her to take her clothes off, the High Court in Edinburgh heard. The boy then took intimate pictures of her and raped her. 

Before the attack, the victim had gone into a local supermarket to buy food and she went back to the same store to say she was raped. 

The boy claimed that he can't remember the attack on December 23, 2023, due to him drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis that night. The girl was not known to him.

Lili Prais KC, defending, told the court her client had taken responsibility for his actions and was 'utterly ashamed'.

She added that the boy had a 'chaotic and adverse' childhood, started drinking when he was young and had 'low cognitive function' paired with only 'sporadic' education.

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But Ms Prais but agreed with the judge that this was not an 'excuse' for his actions.

The boy pleaded guilty to rape during the trial in September and was handed an extended sentence of five years and three months in prison as well as three years on licence yesterday. 

He has also been put on the sex offenders' register and a no contact order is in place, prohibiting him from contacting the girl. 

The court heard how the girl was suffering from psychological and physical injuries from the attack.

'She still lives in fear of males,' judge Lady Poole said. 

The judge also told the boy's parents: 'You have an important part to play in his rehabilitation. He is in this court because he has done something that is terrible. 

'However, it is important for you to play your part in helping him turn his life around.'