THE vindication of a former nun, wrongly sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a young girl that never happened, deserves to be loudly applauded.

A former nun who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a young girl was today declared the victim of a miscarriage of justice.

A nun who was wrongly convicted of raping a young girl is due to seek a certificate declaring a miscarriage of justice at the Court of Criminal Appeal today.