KUALA TERENGGANU, Malaysia: A 15-year-old sneaked out of her Kampung Ajil home about 1.30am on Friday for a romantic tryst with her boyfriend.

It turned into a nightmare of sexual violence as she was gang-raped by her 15-year-old boyfriend and seven others, aged 15 to 19 Her boyfriend had taken her to a vacant house where he and three others raped her.

She has identified the three as locals from her village, said a police spokesman.

He then took her to another vacant house in a nearby village where she was forced to have sex with four strangers.

When they were done, he was dropped off at a friend's home. She lodged a police report later that day.

Her boyfriend and an 18-year-old from the same village have been arrested.

Police are searching for the remaining six suspects who are believed to be in hiding.