Father apologises to daughter in court for raping her as a child

A woman has said how her father's repeated abuse and rape of her as a young girl was “a defining experience in my life that framed everything that follows and continues”.

Rita Broderick, aged 46, described her childhood as “a war zone” and said the skills she used to help her survive the abuse by her father James Broderick, aged 77, have cost her dearly in her adult life.