The disabled woman murdered by a gang of savages whom she thought were her friends

The disabled woman abandoned to be murdered for fun by a gang of savages who she thought were her friends | Mail Online: Everyone who came across Gemma, 27, in her home town of Rugby knew that she was different. She had a rare congenital disorder that caused her serious learning difficulties, and a distinctive physical appearance with a large head and crossed eyes.

Gemma would talk to anybody who showed her the slightest attention – and it was her trusting friendliness that was ultimately to cost her her life. Last week, three young people were convicted of Gemma’s brutal murder on a disused railway line, an act that followed hours of abuse in a flat. Two others were found guilty of her manslaughter and all five were unanimously convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.