Mother loses ‘ugly’ daughter battle

A MOTHER yesterday lost her libel case against her barrister daughter over a book which accused her of sustained childhood cruelty and neglect.

Carmen Briscoe Mitchell, 74, said the allegations in Ugly, by Constance Briscoe, were a “piece of fiction” and they had enjoyed a loving relationship within a happy family.

She sued part-time judge Ms Briscoe, 51, and publishers Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, who brought out her memoir in January 2006.