Horrifying injuries of goth girl beaten to death by gang as she cradled boyfriend's head

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beaten to death by a gang of teenagers as she cradled her boyfriend's head.Sophie Lancaster was left to die in a park with trainer marks on her face and pus pouring from her ears after shielding her partner, Robert Maltby.One of the thugs who killed the 20-year-old in August 2007 is set to be released from jail on licence after spending just 15 years behind bars.

Ryan Herbert, of Bacup, Lancashire, was 16 when he was handed a life sentence after admitting murdering Sophie and causing and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Mr Maltby because they were "moshers".A 15-year-old witness told police: "They were running over and just kicking her in the head and jumping up and down on her head."I started crying because I'd never seen anything like that.

They were all just booting them. They were making loads of noises, screaming noises."Another witness dialled 999 saying: "We need...

we need an ambulance at Bacup Park, this mosher has just been banged because he's a mosher."Sophie's mum Sylvia Lancaster described the horrifying extent of her daughter's injuries in an episode of Quest Red series Britain's Deadliest Kids, which aired in 2021.She told interviewers: "She had trainer marks down both sides of her face, her ears were massive; they were black and yellow and running with pus."They'd obviously ripped a big chunk of her head out.