Marconia's 12,000 residents said to be reeling after news of the crime emergedThey were rushed to hospital in the city of Matera where they remainThe tourists were punched and kicked by a group of boys during the ordealTwo British girls have been hospitalised after they were allegedly gang raped following a party while on holiday in Italy. The teens remain in hospital after they were punched and kicked by a group of boys, in the small town of Marconia in the southern region of Basilicata. The tourists, whose ages have not been revealed, were attending a house party on the edge of town when they were attacked. The 12,000 residents of Marconia are in deep state of shock, according to local paper La Gazetta Del Mezzogiorno which called it an 'extremely shameful' case. The Pisticci State Police Commissioner is leading the investigation and few details have been released due to young ages of the alleged victims.

Source: Daily Mail September 10, 2020 15:28 UTC