Teenager who stabbed two schoolgirls leaving one blind and raped two more 'because he could not come to terms with being gay' is jailed for 17 years

According to daily mail UK; 

A teenager stabbed two schoolgirls and sexually assaulted others because he could not come to terms with his sexuality, a court heard.

Callum Stroomer left one of his victims blind following a knife attack, raped another victim, and sexually molested a fourth, in a string of offences targeting girls.

The 18-year-old, from Reading, Berkshire, revealed he stabbed the two 15-year-old girls with a kitchen knife because he wanted to know what it was like to kill someone.

He admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent and a string of sexual offences but denied attempted murder.

He was jailed for 17 years by a judge at Reading Crown Court on Friday.

The court heard during a nine-day trial Stroomer was just 17 years old was he thought about what it would be like to kill and was interested in 'violent things'. 

He stabbed the girls, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on March 1 after a row started because he refused to leave a house in Bracknell, Berkshire, it was said.

He left the victims bleeding on the floor and rang 999 reporting that two men had broken in and attacked them, the court was told.

One of the girls, giving evidence from behind a screen, said the last thing she remembered was smacking the back of her head on a kitchen cabinet and falling to the floor after being pushed by Stroomer. 

Rossano Scamardella, prosecuting, said the knife attack had left the pair with both psychological and physical injuries.

One victim was only able to walk unassisted after using a crutch for seven months. 

She was also 'troubled about being alone' and her confidence had been knocked, Mr Scamardella said.