A TEEN was stabbed 14 times at a roller skating party by a gang who attacked her for lying about her gender, a court heard.
The transgender woman, who was 18 at the time, was targeted by a gang on February 10 last year in a car park near Harrow Leisure Centre, in north west London.
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Summer Betts-Ramsey stabbed the woman multiple times, the court heardCredit: Central News
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The transgender woman, who was 18 at the time, was targeted by a gang on February 10 last yearCredit: Google
The mask-wearing group tricked her into meeting them under the guise she was invited to a roller disco.
The court heard the teen was knifed after one of the youths learned she was transgender after having a sexual relationship with her.
The woman said she now finds it “difficult to trust people”, and has “thick scars” as a result of her injuries.
Summer Betts-Ramsey, 20, Bradley Harris, 18, Camron Osei, 18, Shiloh Hindes, 18, and a 17-year-old boy admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent at the Old Bailey.
Betts-Ramsey has also admitted possession of a knife.
Additionally, a 17-year-old girl admitted robbing the victim’s handbag after the attack, and possession of a class B drug.
The court heard how the woman had been with Harris at his home, when one of his friends called to tell him she was transgender.
Prosecutor Deanna Heer KC told the Old Bailey: “Having been attacked in the past because of her transgender identity, she denied it.”
The court heard she and Harris kissed, and she performed a sex act on him.
Another friend then contacted Harris to tell him the woman was transgender.
Ms Heer told the court when the woman denied it again, Harris threatened to stab her if she lied.
The woman told him she was transgender and he told her to leave.
She asked when the defendants would next be meeting up in a snapchat group.
Harries replied: “I’m not you mate you tranny”, the court heard.
They arranged a meet up as “a ruse” to attack the woman, said Ms Heer.
Betts-Ramsey then told someone in a call: “I have to go to Harrow to beat up some… a f****** tranny bro.”
The woman was under the impression she was meeting the gang for a roller-skating event, the court heard.
But Betts-Ramsey, Harris, Osei, Hindes, and the 17-year-old boy were all masked and dressed in black waiting for her at a bus stop.
At a car park close by, Ms Heer said the woman was “immediately attacked”.
Betts-Ramsey stabbed her at least 14 times, the court heard.
As the horror unfolded, other group members continued to kick and punch the woman for nearly a minute, the prosecutor said.
The woman was saved by members of the public who called emergency services for her.
She was rushed to hospital with several stab wounds, the court heard.
The group posted footage of the attack on social media afterwards, Ms Heer said.
The 17-year-old boy also sent the woman a message which said “Ur lookin sweet”, the court was told.
After bragging about the attack online, someone messaged Betts-and said: “stabbing a girl cus she’s trans, its disgusting”.
The defendant replied: “IT deserved it”.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, the woman said she still has “thick scars” as a result of the attack.
“I find it difficult to trust people,” she said.
“I’m always in fear of leaving my house.
“I never thought someone could have so much hatred towards me.”
She told the court she now suffers with panic attacks and insomnia.
The woman also worries her future modelling career will be at risk due to her scars.
The sentencing hearing continues on Thursday.