Mother and uncle jailed for 15 years over rape of daughter

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A mother and her brother were each sentenced to 15 years in prison for the rape of her daughter, after the mother was convicted of facilitating the rape and the uncle was convicted of rape. The mother was also convicted of two sexual assaults. The sentences were backdated to July 2025 for the mother and November 2024 for the uncle.

The convictions followed an 18-day trial in July 2025. Both offenders maintained their innocence and did not accept the jury’s verdict. A third defendant, accused of oral rape, was not retried after the jury failed to reach a verdict and the prosecution decided against another trial.