Man who 'groomed' his younger sister to rape her for years jailed for eight years

The court heard that the woman told her family on the night of The Late Late Toy Show because 'she couldn’t face another Christmas with him at the table'

Having considered the mitigation and the man's personal circumstances, Mr Justice Burns imposed a global sentence of nine years with the final 12 months suspended for three years on strict conditions. File photo

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A woman who was raped by her older brother when she was a child disclosed the abuse to her family on the night of the Late Late Toy Show in 2020 because she could not face another Christmas with him at the table.