Serial rapist succeeds in sentence appeal

A serial rapist jailed for 12 years for the rape and sexual assault of his daughter has today succeeded in having a third of his sentence suspended on appeal.

The Court of Criminal Appeal today found that the 12-year sentence imposed on the man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, was excessive in circumstances where it was ordered to run consecutively to a 12-year tariff he is currently serving for the rape of two other girls.