Teenager jailed for raping boys

Rikki Patterson was 15 when he attacked the two boys

A 16-year-old boy who raped two younger boys in north Hampshire has been sentenced to a minimum of four a half years in secure accommodation.

A 14-year-old was assaulted in January and an 11-year-old was attacked while walking through woodlands on 27 March.

Rikki Patterson, of Farnborough, who was 15 when he assaulted them in his home town, pleaded guilty to the rapes.

Sentencing him at Winchester Crown Court, the judge said victims suffered a "humiliating and traumatic ordeal".

Judge David Griffiths, who lifted legal restrictions which protected the boy's identity, said Patterson would not be released until he was no longer considered a risk to the public.