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Court of Appeal2026-02-20

'House of Horrors' abuser has jail term reduced on appeal

A now 72-year-old man who sexually abused three of his siblings for years in a “house of horrors” has had eight-year sentence cut by 18 months following a successful appeal. Lawyers for Gerry Harte had argued that the “double imposition” of

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Court of Appeal2026-01-20

'House of Horrors' abuser claims eight year sentence was disproportionate

by Fiona Magennis Lawyers for a man who sexually abused three of his siblings in a “house of horrors” have argued that the “double imposition” of consecutive sentences for offences against each victim was akin to “trying to get a litre of m

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