A gang of Muslim girls who repeatedly kicked a young woman in the head walked free
from court after
a judge heard they were 'not used to being drunk' because of their religion.

The group screamed 'kill the white slag' while kicks raining in on 22-year-old Rhea Page
as she lay motionless on the ground, the court heard.

The attackers - three sisters and their cousin - were told by a judge that normally
they would have been sent to jail.

However, he handed the girls - all Somalian Muslims - suspended sentences after
hearing that they were not used to alcohol because their religion does not allow it.

Attack: Three of the young women can be seen setting upon Rhea Page, 22, in the centre of Leicester.
Despite leaving her traumatised, they were handed suspended sentences

Thugs: Rhea Page is seen lying on the ground after being attacked. The four girls had screamed
'kill the white slag' as they kicked her

Victim: Rhea Page, 22, lost her job after being traumatised by the attack by a gang of Somalian girls

Their victim was left with a bald patch after they pulled a chunk out of her hair during the
attack on the High Street, Leicester.

Ambaro and Hibo Maxamed, both 24, their sister Ayan, 28, and cousin Ifrah Nur, 28, attacked
Rhea, a care worker, as she walked to a taxi rank with her boyfriend after a night out.

The victim, a support worker, was left so traumatised that she lost her job following repeated
absences with stress and flashbacks, Leciester Crown Court was told.

The charge - assault occasioning actual bodily harm - carries a maximum sentence of five
years in prison.

James Bide-Thomas, prosecuting, said Ambaro Maxamed, who started the violence, had called
Miss Page a 'white bitch' during the incident.

The women, who are all Somalian Muslims, were not charged with racial aggravation.

Victim Miss Page said: 'I had gone for a drink after work and then I met my boyfriend for a
couple more before heading home.

'We didn't want to stay out too late so we went to get a taxi and all of a sudden I heard
these women shouting abuse at me.

'We were just minding our own business but they kept shouting "white bitch" and "white slag" at me.

'When I turned around one of them grabbed my hair - she literally wrapped her fingers in my
hair - then threw me on the ground. That's when they started kicking me.

'They were taking turns to kick me in the head and back over and over. I was lying on the
ground the whole time, crying and screaming. It was terrifying. I thought they were going to kill me.

'Eventually the police came but it felt like ages. Afterwards I was covered in blood and hair.

'I had a bald patch on my head where they had yanked my hair out and I was black and blue all over.

'I honestly think they attacked me just because I was white. I can't think of any other reason.'

She suffered bruises and grazes to her head, back, legs and arms, and had clumps of hair pulled out.

Approach: The girls can be seen walking towards Miss Page, a care worker, 22, as she walks with her boyfriend
Lewis Moore, 23, through Leicester

Bruised: Police picture of Rhea page's arm after the attack by the gang of Somalian girls

Gary Short, mitigating for Ambaro Maxamed, said the attack was down to alcohol.

He said: 'Although Miss Page's partner used violence, it doesn't justify their behaviour.
They're Somalian Muslims and alcohol or drugs isn't something they're used to.'

Seventeen months on from the attack, she is still undergoing counselling and suffers from panic
attacks and flashbacks.

The group all admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm and received six month suspended
sentences.

Judge Robert Brown told them: 'This was ugly and reflects very badly on all four of you.

'Those who knock someone to the floor and kick them in the head can expect to go inside, but I'm
going to suspend the sentence.'

He said he accepted the women may have felt they were the victims of unreasonable force from
Rhea's partner Lewis Moore, 23, who tried to defend her from the attack.

Yobs: Sisters Hibo and Ambaro Maxamed, both 24, who attacked Rhea. They were both given six month suspended jail sentences

Girl gang:Ayan Maxamad, 28, left, and her cousin Ifrah Nur, 28, who were also involved in the attack in Leicester

As well as the suspended sentence, Hibo Maxamed, who needs dialysis three times a week for a
kidney complaint, received a four-month curfew between 9pm and 6am.

The others were ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.

Rhea said after the hearing: 'It should have been immediate custody after what happened. It's not
sending out the right message about street violence.

'They were kicking me in the head right up to the minute the police arrived.

'Even after the police came and they all ran away, one of them came running back to kick me in the
head one last time while I was lying unconscious on the ground.'

Rhea, a support worker who helps care for people with autism and learning difficulties, said the
sentence was 'disgusting'.

'It's no punishment at all and sends out a message that it's okay to do that to someone,' she said.

'And for them to say they did it because they were not used to alcohol is not an excuse.
If they were not supposed to be drinking then they shouldn't have been out in bars at that time of night.

'The attack has had a devastating affect on my life and they have just been allowed to get away with it.'

Victims: Rhea, 22, was with her partner Lewis Moore, 23, when she was attacked. He tried to defend her, the court was told

A woman accused of launching a vile racist rant on a tram is to spend Christmas behind bars after she was remanded in custody for her own safety.

Magistrates took the decision to refuse Emma West’s bail application after they heard she had received death threats and that her address had been circulated on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.

There were outbursts from supporters of Miss West, who shouted ‘treason’ as she was denied bail at Croydon Magistrates’ Court.

Racist rant: Police took Emma West into custody after a video (pictured) appeared
on the internet showing a woman apparently abusing tram passengers

Miss West, a 34-year-old mother from New Addington, appeared before JPs charged with a racially aggravated public order offence in connection with a video that was heavily circulated on YouTube.

The former dental assistant bowed her head and sobbed as three magistrates watched the footage, which has now been seen more than 11 million times online.

When Miss West was arrested her partner told police that had been a number of death threats made against her, Eka Ike, prosecuting, told the court.

Magistrates chairman Ian McNeal said during the hearing: ‘We are told that your address has been widely circulated on Facebook and Twitter and there has been numerous death threats.

‘This case has attracted a high degree of public interest as evidence today. For these reasons we are remanding you in custody for your own protection.’

Miss West’s supporters shouted ‘treason’ and ‘we love you Emma, be strong’ as she was led to the cells.

The video is believed to have been filmed aboard a tram travelling between Croydon and Wimbledon

Earlier, after the foul-mouthed video was played to the packed court, the court clerk asked West how she wanted to plead.

‘Not guilty,’ she said.

Wearing a blue blouse and a black cardigan, she wiped tears from her face during the hearing.

For most of the time the video was played, around two minutes and 20 seconds, she was doubled over, out of sight from the public gallery.

Friends and family gathered to give her support.

The hearing had been adjourned until 2pm to give time for West to prepare reasons for her not guilty plea.

When she returned to the court room, her earlier plea of not guilty was rescinded
due to an administrative error. Court records were amended to show she has not yet indicated a plea.

West was arrested on Monday last week for her own safety after the footage was posted on YouTube on Sunday by LadyK89 and viewed more than 10,000,000 times.

She had been remanded in custody after he first appearance at Croydon Magistrates’ Court last Tuesday.

Miss West has elected to have her case dealt with at the crown court. She will next appear at the same court on January 3 via a video link.