Woman who sexually assaulted her own daughter and let brother rape child gets 15 years

The woman’s brother, the child’s uncle, was also jailed for 15 years for raping the child when she was six years old

The judge noted the defendants were not entitled to any credit on this sentence given that they continue to deny the charges, have expressed no remorse nor any desire to rehabilitate. File photo

A mother who sexually assaulted her daughter and allowed her brother to rape the child when she was six years old in an act of “depravity and cruelty”, has been jailed for 15 years.

The woman’s brother, the child’s uncle, was also jailed for 15 years for raping the child. The rape occurred after his sister brought him into a bedroom where the child was lying on bed watching television and let him rape her while she watched. The victim testified that she believed this occurred on the man's birthday.