Mother and uncle jailed for facilitation of rape, rape and sexual assaults

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A mother was jailed for facilitating the rape of her daughter, and her brother was jailed for raping the child, at the Central Criminal Court on 26 January 2026. The mother also received concurrent sentences for two sexual assaults.

The mother was sentenced to 15 years in custody, backdated to July 2025, and her brother was sentenced to 15 years, backdated to November 2024. Both had been convicted by a jury in July 2025 and continued to maintain their innocence, the court heard.