Man who sexually abused his step-daughter in their Limerick home is jailed for seven years

Man threatened to kill the girl with a knife when she confronted him about his behaviour when she was a teenager, court heard

The 54-year-old man was convicted following a trial earlier this year of attempted rape, sexual assault and threatening to kill or cause the child serious harm at the family home in Co Limerick on dates between 2011 and 2019.

A man who sexually abused his step-daughter has been jailed for seven years.

The Central Criminal Court heard the man threatened to kill the girl with a knife when she confronted him about his behaviour when she was a teenager.