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Two teenage girls have been found guilty of causing the death of a vicar's daughter who jumped from a window in south-east London.

Kemi Ajose, 19, and Hatice Can, 15, were found guilty of the manslaughter of 19-year-old Rosimeiri Boxall.

Miss Boxall died after falling from the third-floor kitchen window of Ajose's flat in May 2008.

She was beaten and bullied by the teenagers, who denied manslaughter, the Old Bailey jury was told.

The judge lifted an order banning identification of the younger defendant, Hatice Can, 15, of Belvedere, south-east London.

'Forgive them'

Following the verdict, Miss Boxall's family released a statement saying they "forgive" those responsible for Rosimeiri's death.

"We continue to pray for those who are responsible for Rosi's death. We want them to know that we forgive them."

"That does not mean that what they did 'doesn't matter'. Of course it does," the statement continued.


Kemi Ajose is being held in a psychiatric hospital
"For justice to be seen to be done, it had to happen and those responsible have to face up to the consequences of their choices."

The two teenagers, who were 17 and 13 at the time, blamed each other for telling Miss Boxall to jump when she climbed up to the window after she was attacked.

Fuelled by vodka which she and Ajose drank during the afternoon, the argument became violent.

Part of the attack on Miss Boxall by Ajose, which was filmed by a neighbour on a mobile phone, was played to the jury.

The video showed her hair being pulled and hairspray aimed at her face. The sound of her being slapped and punched could also be heard in the film.

'Tragic consequences'

Roger Smart, prosecuting, said the three had been arguing over a boy.

The younger teenager, Can, was said by witnesses to have shouted insults at Miss Boxall as she lay dying.

Following the verdict Det Insp Bob Meade said outside court: "Bullying is neither normal nor acceptable.

"This case highlights the extent to which victims of bullying may go in order to escape their tormentors - sometimes with tragic consequences.

"Bullying needs to be taken seriously and I would urge the victims of bullying to please don't 'just put up with it'."

Ms Boxall, who was born in Brazil, was adopted by an Anglican missionary, the Reverend Simon Boxall, and his wife Rachel, who found her in a children's home where she had been abandoned by her alcoholic mother.

The family returned to the UK in 2005 and settled in Thamesmead, south-east London.

Ajose was remanded back to the psychiatric hospital where she was being held. The younger girl was remanded into the care of her local authority.

The teenagers are due to be sentenced on 15 December.