54-year-old woman acquitted of sexually assaulting children

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A 54-year-old woman was acquitted of sexually assaulting her children by the Court of Appeal on 14 July 2025.

The court ruled that statements made to a psychologist and polygrapher were obtained in fundamentally unfair circumstances.

She had been convicted of four sexual assaults against three sons and one child-neglect offence after a retrial.

She had received an eight-year sentence, with the final two years suspended, but remained on bail pending her appeal.

The Director of Public Prosecutions did not oppose the appeal, and a retrial will not be sought.