Brit ‘gang-rape’ victims bravely fought off predator by biting him during Italy house party attack, prosecutor reveals

They were grabbed and dragged into bushes by the men where they were attacked but they managed to flee and raise the alarm.

According to La Gazetta Del Mezzogiorno the pair were in "pain, physical pain and shock" when they returned to where they were staying.

Police said in a statement: "On the night between 7-8 September, sexual violence was committed against two foreign minors who were at a party in a villa.

"The investigative unit of [this police force] headquarters has begun investigations in coordination with the public prosecutor’s office.”

Lawyer Giuseppe Rago, who is representing the girls, said:''What happened to them is of an extreme gravity.

''The girls are strong and tenacious and I can hope they can give evidence with strength and clarity.

"Initially they were not able to remember all the details, they were in shock and still under the effects of hallucinogenic substances that they had unknowingly consumed.

"We hope that the authorities will be able to bring about justice for all that the girls and their families have been put through."

There is said to be "disbelief" in the local community about what happened.

Local mayor Viviana Verri posted on the town's Facebook page: ''A fact of this gravity deeply disturbs the serenity of a country foreign to these forms of hateful violence, even more serious because it is perpetrated against two minors.

''I express full confidence in the work of the Law Enforcements and the Prosecutor of the Republic and I invite everyone to maximum collaboration in these hours, crucial in order to bring to justice the guilty of such an atrocity.''