Asbo for 'torture' claim teenager

Bianca Ainsley was part of a gang that was sometimes 50-strong

A teenager who claimed to have boasted of "torturing" one of her victims, has been given an anti-social behaviour order until her 21st birthday.

Manchester magistrates were handed statements showing 16-year-old Bianca Ainsley, of Droitwich Road, Miles Platting, caused trouble in Collyhurst.

Manchester City Council said she was part of a gang of up to 50 youths.

The council said she was banned from being in possession of alcohol in public, except on licensed premises.

She is also banned from being present when controlled drugs or substances are being traded or distributed.

On 10 September last year, according to evidence submitted by Manchester City Council, Ainsley, along with three others, approached another girl. The defendant kicked her hard in the face and also punched her in the head and body.

Residents have a right to be protected from this kind of wild and uncontrolled behaviour Councillor Eddy Newman

Ainsley was heard to say "we have been torturing her", followed by a statement that they had been bullying the girl.

During the same month Ainsley was spotted as part of a gang estimated to be 50-strong walking around Collyhurst village drinking alcohol.

The court heard that this activity caused distress to residents and the police received several phone calls.

Other incidents included in the council's evidence included shouting, screaming and using obscene language, and chasing cars while throwing fireworks.

Councillor Eddy Newman said: "The evidence against this girl makes horrific reading and shows that all standards of decent behaviour appear to have vanished.

"Residents have a right to be protected from this kind of wild and uncontrolled behaviour and Ainsley should realise that this is an order with real teeth."

The order also includes a ban on her congregating in public in a group larger than three people.