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| A British teenager has been given a four-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang-rape in Cyprus. | A British teenager has been given a four-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang-rape in Cyprus. |
| The 19-year-old hugged her family and left court weeping after she was sentenced for public mischief. | |
| Her sentence was suspended for three years, and she has been ordered to pay €148 in legal fees. It means she is free to return to the UK. | |
| Women's rights groups protested outside court ahead of the sentencing. | |
| In Famagusta District Court on Tuesday, Judge Michalis Papathanasiou told her he was giving her a "second chance". | |
| Supporters from Cyprus and a group of women who travelled from Israel gathered outside court holding placards. | |
| They chanted "don't be afraid, we believe you" as the sentence was read out. | |
| The teenager's mother shouted "she's coming home" to the group following the sentencing, and told reporters she feels "relieved". | |
| Her lawyer, Lewis Power QC, said she will be returning back to the UK on Tuesday. | |
| The 19-year-old was convicted following a trial after recanting a claim that she was raped in a hotel room in July. | |
| The woman has said Cypriot police made her falsely confess to lying about the incident at a hotel - something police have denied. |