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Couple jailed for child abuse
Couple jailed for child abuse
Last Modified: 08 Feb 2007
By:
Victoria Macdonald
They forced their disabled three-year-old daughter to sleep naked in a locked toilet and subjected her to "systematic violence".
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Now Samuel Duncan and Kimberly Harte have been sentenced to a total of 22 years for child cruelty and grievous bodily harm.
The girl, who has cerebral palsy, was only fed bread, milk and porridge and had boiling water poured over her hands.
Her plight ended when her grandmother found out what was going on and called the police.
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