Judges increase sentence of teenager who raped girl, 15, on his birthday
here"On 18 June, the offender was originally sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to 20 months for rape."Following the Solicitor General's intervention under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme, the Court of Appeal today increased his sentence to three years' custody."Edwards pleaded guilty to a single count of rape.Manchester Crown Court heard the victim had agreed to spent his birthday with him and they had been to McDonald's.After that, they watched a film together at his house and ate their food.The court heard that shortly after his attack, Edwards sent a message to a friend, admitting that he had raped the girl and said he had been experiencing 'stress' at the time.Defending him, David Toal said Edwards had recently been diagnosed with