A teenage girl who bullied vicar's daughter Rosiemeiri Boxall into jumping to her death from a window has been ordered to be detained for eight years.

Hatice Can, 15, was led away in tears as she was told her sentence must be a deterrent to others.

Can, of Belvedere, Kent, and Kemi Ajose, 19, of Charlton, south-east London, were found guilty of the manslaughter of Miss Boxall, 19, at the Old Bailey last month.

Ajose, who had a history of mental health problems, was ordered to be detained without limit of time at a psychiatric hospital. Judge Peter Thornton told them: "This was cruel, abject bullying. It was ugly, vicious and repeated.

The Rev Simon Boxall said he and his wife Rachel would pray for the bullies Full Image

"As was once said: 'Bullies are always cowards at heart and may be credited with a pretty sure instinct in scenting their prey'. Rosi was the quiet one, which no doubt is why you picked on her."

Judge Thornton said Can had been the leader and Ajose had joined in. He told Can that her eight-year youth custody order would have been higher had she been older.

He added: "At the age of 19, having been given a wonderful chance in life through her adoptive parents, and despite struggling in her teenage years, she had her whole life in front of her. The two of you have taken all that away. Rosi's family and friends now mourn the loss of a loved one."

Can and Ajose had blamed each other for the death of Miss Boxall in May last year, when she threw herself from a third-floor window in Blackheath, south east London. Can was only 13 at the time and had been staying at Ajose's flat with Miss Boxall who had left her family home in nearby Thamesmead.

The prosecution at the Old Bailey said Miss Boxall plunged from the window to escape after being beaten up following a spat about a boy.

The Rev Simon Boxall, who runs an Anglican community church, said outside court that he and his wife Rachel would pray for the bullies. He said: "We want them to know that we forgive them."