Hunt on for teenage rapistsOctober 20, 2004

TWO teenagers jailed for repeatedly raped and bashed a 74-year-old woman are being hunted by police after breaching their parole.The pair were aged just 14 and 15 in 2000, when each raped the great-grandmother four times.
At the time, the offences were described by then Children's Court president Valerie French as among the worst she had ever come across.
Politicians in Western Australia, where the events happened, are now recriminating with each other over who is to blame for giving them parole.
After their release two weeks ago the teenagers breached their bail conditions, with a police confirming today they were being pursued with the intention of returning them to jail.
WA's opposition justice spokeswoman Sue Walker has called for opposite number Michelle Roberts to resign over the issue, which comes on top of serious criticism of the Government after nine prisoners escaped from the state's Supreme Court earlier this year.
"Even before this broke, the family were absolutely devastated to think that these two people have been released into the community," Ms Walker told 6PR radio.
"The minister's response and her office's response is nothing short of horrific, and to put the family in this position is terrible.
"I have called on the minister to resign before on incompetence, but really on this issue - the way she has dealt with (the family) is appalling."
The two offenders, who cannot be named as they were juveniles when they committed their crimes, were released by the Supervised Release Review Board, after serving half of their eight-year sentences.
Ms Roberts today refused to accept responsibility for their release, or the fact they had breached parole, saying her government had been hindered by the opposition in their attempts to toughen up laws governing parole for juvenile offenders.
"You cannot attribute it to our government - the fact is that these people have been treated in accordance with the law and their rights under law," Ms Roberts said.
"This decision was made by the Supervised Release Review Board, and it is a board that under legislation I have no power whatsoever to direct. There was nothing I could do to direct them, or the department (of justice) could."
A WA police spokesman said both men were being sought under return to prison warrants, issued after they breached their bail conditions.
The father of one of the boys, calling himself Peter, told 6PR the breach of parole involved non-attendance at a TAFE course, and the pair intended to hand themselves in on Friday.
"The picture that has been painted of them is horrific and it is not true. They have both been rehabilitated and they are both fine young men," Peter said.
"I am not proud of what they have done - it was an horrific mistake - but lets look at the bigger the picture. They have got a future."