A victim waives her anonymity to speak out about the sexual abuse inflicted by her stepfather.
A Belfast woman who was sexually abused by her stepfather as a child has waived her anonymity to speak out about what happened to her.
Now 30, she said: "On the 7th of July I walked into a police station in Belfast. I was hysterical, I was panicking, I couldn't breathe."If you can imagine the feeling of dread that you've had or the worst day of your life, that was my every day" "And then the older I got, I was still a child, but I understood that it was sexual abuse that I was suffering, and so frequently, I had to live with all that, and pretend that I was OK - because I was so fearful of what he would do if I exposed him or somebody found out.A judge at Laganside Court told Haileigh she should "hold her head high"
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Police officer sacked for pursuing relationship with domestic abuse victimThe officer repeatedly texted the woman and invited her for cocktails, a misconduct panel heard.
Read more »
Train rape suspect had been considered for deportation but was given a second chancePennsylvania train rape suspect had been considered for deportation in 2018 but was given second chance
Read more »
All Creatures Great and Small boss hints at end of James Herriot seriesALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL fans will be left devastated when series two ends on Thursday night. But will it return for another outing?
Read more »
Priti Patel orders police to clamp down on ‘syringe spiking’The Home Secretary has asked police chiefs to urgently assess the scale of the problem of women being “spiked by injection”
Read more »
Video captures moment New York deliveryman was stabbed to death for his bikeVictim was supporting family in Bangladesh with income from delivering food
Read more »