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'Depraved': Mother who allowed brother to rape her child gets 15 years
Summary
A mother who sexually assaulted her daughter and allowed her brother to rape the child when she was six years old has been jailed for 15 years. The woman, in her 50s, was convicted of two charges of sexual assault and one of rape. Her brother, the child's uncle, was also jailed for 15 years for raping the child. The rape occurred after the mother brought her brother into a bedroom where the child was lying on the bed and let him rape her while she watched. The victim, who is now an adult, described the abuse as "incredibly difficult" and said she felt like an outcast in school. The judge described the abuse as "remarkable in its depravity and cruelty" and noted the girl grew up in a household of "severe neglect and physical chastisement." The mother and uncle denied the charges and have expressed no remorse.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Depraved': Mother who allowed brother to rape her child gets 15 years. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- September 2001 Incident
- March 2003 Incident
- 2026-01-26 Publication
Why: "The past lives with me," the woman indicated, stating that she was never "saved or spared from the abuse" and she was left feeling like "an outcast in school" because she felt so "different". CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; A mother who sexually assaulted her daughter and allowed her brother to rape the child when she was six years old in an act of "depravity and cruelty", has been jailed for 15 years. The woman's brother, the child's uncle, was also jailed for 15 years for raping the child.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
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